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30 Serbian churches, monasteries destroyed or damaged in Kosovo

Belgrade, 23 March 2004

The Eparchy of Raska and Prizren has released a list of 30 Serbian Orthodox churches and monasteries that were destroyed or severely damaged in the latest outbreak of violence in Kosovo-Metohija.

30 Serbian churches, monasteries destroyed or damaged in Kosovo

The list is not final and will be updated as the Eparchy continues to assess the damage to other churches and monasteries, particularly in the municipality of Urosevac, the Coordinating Centre for Kosovo-Metohija said in a statement.

Prizren

Crkva Bogorodice Ljeviske (Church of Holy Virgin of Lyevish), 14th century
Crkva Svetog Spasa (Church of Christ the Savior), 14th century
Saborni hram Svetog Velikomucenika Georgija (Cathedral of St. George), 1856
Crkva Svetog Nikole Tutuceva (Church of St. Nicholas Tutuc), 14th century
Crkva Svetog Georgija Runovica (Church of St. George Runovic), 16th century
Crkva Svete Nedelje (Church of St. Kyriake), 14th century, later reconstructed
Crkva Svetog Pantelejmona (Church of St. Panteleimon), 14th century, later reconstructed
Crkva Svetog Kozme i Damjana (Church of Sts. Cosmas and Damian), 14th century, later reconstructed
Crkva Svete Nedelje (Church of St. Kyriake), Zivinjane, near Prizren
Manastir Sveti Arhangeli (Holy Archangels Monastery), 14th century
Bogoslovija Sveti Kirilo i Metodije (Serbian Orthodox Seminary of Sts. Cyrillus and Methodius)
Episkopski Dvor (Bishop's residence in Prizren)

Orahovac
Crkva Svete Nedelje (Church of St. Kyriake) 1852, Brnjaca near Orahovac Djakovica
Hram Uspenja Presvete Bogorodice (Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary) 16th century, with the parish home
Katedralna crkva Svete Trojice (Cathedral church of the Holy Trinity)
Crkva Svetog kneza Lazara (Church of St. Lazarus), Piskote, near Djakovica Srbica
Manastir Devic (Devic Monastery), 15th century, burned to the ground, with the tomb of St. Ioanichius of Devic opened and desecrated. Fire was burned in the tomb of the saint. Pec
Crkva Svetog Pretece i Krstitelja Jovana (Church of St. John the Baptist), Metropolia, with the parish home
Crkva Vavedenja Presvete Bogorodice (Church of Virgin Mary), Belo Polje near Pec, burned again and desecrated
Crkva Svetog Jovana Pretece i Krstitelja (Church of St. John the Baptist), Pecka Banja Urosevac
Crkva Svetog cara Urosa (Cathedral of St. Uros the Emperor), Urosevac.
Another two churches in Urosevac are believed to have been destroyed. Kamenica
Church in Donja Slapasnica, Kosovska Kamenica
Church in Talinovci, near Gnjilane Stimlje
Crkva Svetog arhangela Mihaila (Church of St. Archangel Michael) Pristina
Crkva Svetog Nikole (Church of St. Nicholas), 19th century Kosovo Polje
Crkva Svetog Nikole (Church of St Nicholas), burned and desecrated
Crkva Svete Katarine (Church of St. Katherine), Bresje near Kosovo Polje,

Vucitrn
Crkva Svetog Ilije (Church of St. Elias)

Obilic
Crkva Svetog Mihaila (Church of St. Michael) Kosovska Mitrovica
Crkva Svetog Save (Church of St. Sava) Podujevo
Crkva Svetog Ilije (Church of St. Elias), 1930

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