Catalog of Destroyed and Desecrated Churches in Kosovo ( VIDEO )

14th October 2015

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Catalog of Destroyed and Desecrated Churches

in Kosovo



Contents:: A)NAME AND LOCATION OF THE CHURCH;
B) EIGHT PHASES OF DESTRUCTION: ( I Shell-shocked monuments; II Looting of movable treasure; III Desecrating shrines; IV Burning of shrines and adjacent buildings; V First mining; VI Mining of the left-overs; VII Removing of the remains; VIII Terrain clearance and removal of all traces of existence)
C) CHURCH FOUNDATION DATE

1	THE HOLY TRINITY MONASTERY, Musutiste near Suva Reka	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		14^th

2	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Musutiste near Suva Reka	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		14^th

3	ST MARK’S OF KORISA MONASTERY, Korisa near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			15^th

4	ST GABRIEL’S MONASTERY, Binac near Vitina	I	II	III	IV					14^th

5	DEVIC MONASTERY near Srbica	I	II	III						15^th

6	ST UROS’S MONASTERY, Sarenik, G. Nerodimlje	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			14^th

7	THE MONASTERY OF ST ARCHANGELS, Gornje Nerodimlje	I	II	III	IV	V				14^th

8	ST NICHOLAS’ OF THE SUMMER CHURCH, Donje Nerodimlje	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

9	ST STEPHEN CHURCH, Donje Nerodimlje	I	II	III	IV	V				20/14^th

10	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Dolac near Klina	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			14^th

11	ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCH, Slovinje near Lipljan	I	II	III	IV	V				16^th

12	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER and PAUL, Suva Reka	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20^th

13	THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Petric near Pec	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20^th

14	THE HOLY VIRGIN CHURCH, Belo Polje near Pec	I	II	III	IV					16^th

15	ST UROS’S CATHEDRAL, Urosevac	I	II	III	IV					20^th

16	ST ELIJAH’S CHURCH, Vucitrn	I	II	III	IV					19^th

17	ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, Samodreza near Vucitrn	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20/14^th

18	ST PARASCEVA’S CHURCH, Drsnik near Pec	I	II	III	IV					16^th

19	THE HOLY VIRGIN CHURCH, Naklo near Pec	I	II	III	IV					20^th

20	THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Velika Reka near Vucitrn	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

21	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES, Petrovac near Kos. Kamenica	I	II	III	IV					20^th

22	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Podgorce, near Vitina	I	II	III	IV					20^th

23	ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, Pecka Banja	I	II	III	IV					20^th

24	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Djurakovac near Pec	I	II	III						20^th

25	THE HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL, Djakovica	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20^th

26	ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCH, Osojane near Pec	I	II	III						20^th

27	ST ELIJAH’S CHURCH, Bistrazin near Djakovica	I	II	III						20^th

28	ST DEMETRIOS’ CHURCH, Siga near Pec	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

29	ST ELIJAH’S PARISH CHURCH, Zegra near Gnjilane	I	II	III	IV					20^th

30	THE CHURCH OF HOLY COSMAS AND DAMIAN, Novake near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

31	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Veliko Krusevo	I	II	III	IV					20^th

32	ZOCISTE MONASTERY & THE CHURCH OF HOLY COSMAS AND DAMIAN	I	II	III	IV	V				14^th

33	THE PARISH CHURCH, Grmovo near Vitina	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20^th

34	ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCH, Kijevo near Klina	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			14^th

35	ST MARK’S CHURCH, Klina	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

36	ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCH, Ljubizda near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				16^th

37	ST ELIJAH’S CHURCH, Ljubizda near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				20/16^th

38	PARASCEVA’S CHURCH, Dobrcane near Gnjilane	I	II	III	IV					20^th

39	THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST THE SAVIOR, Pristina	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

40	ST ELIJAH’S CHURCH, Smac near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

41	THE CHURCH OF ST BASIL THE GREAT, Srbica near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				19^th

42	ST PARASCEVA’S CHURCH, Zaskok near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

43	ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCH, of Gatnje near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

44	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Donje Nerodimlje	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

45	ST ELIJAH’S CHURCH, the Nekodim near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV					20^th

46	THE CHURCH OF HOLY PETER AND PAUL, Talinovac near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV					20^th

47	THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Babljak near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV					20^th

48	THE CHURCH OF THE BIRTH OF HOLY VIRGIN, Softovic near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV					20^th

49	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY PROPHET ELIJAH, Kacanik	I	II	III						20^th

50	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Korisa near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				16^th

51	ST JEREMIAH’S CHURCH, Grebnik near Klina	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	20^th

52	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY KNEZ LAZAR, Kos near Istok	I	II	III						20^th

53	THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Zitinje near Vitina	I	II	III	IV					20^th

54	ST PARASCEVA’S CHURCH, Klokot near Vitina	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

55	ST LAZAR CHURCH, Belica near Istok	I	II	III	IV					14^th

56	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY PROPHET ELIJAH, Pomazatin	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

57	ST GEORGE’S CHURCH, Rudnik near Srbica	I	II	III	IV	V				16/14^th

58	THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Donja Ratisa near Decani	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20^th

59	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLE LUKE, Vitomirica near Pec	I	II	III	IV					20^th

60	ST ELIJAH’S CHURCH, Podujevo	I	II	III	IV					20^th

61	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES, Gornja Pakastica near Podujevo	I	II	III	IV					20^th

62	A PARACCLESION at the Serb cemetery, Kosovska Mitrovica	I	II	III						20^th

63	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL, Istok	I	II	III	IV					20^th

64	ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCH, Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				19^th

65	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOUR, Dvorani near Musutiste	I	II	III	IV	V				16^th

66	ST ELIJAH’S CHURCH, of Lokvice near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				19^th

67	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY KNEZ LAZAR, Piskote near Djakovica	I	II	III	IV	V				20^th

68	ST PARASCEVA’S CHURCH, Binac near Vitina	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20^th

69	ST PARASCEVA’S CHURCH, Gojbulja near Vucitrn	I	II	III						19^th

70	ST NICHOLAS’ CHURCH, Stimlje	I	II	III						20^th

71	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY ARCHANGEL, Stimlje	I	II	III						20^th

72	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOUR, Meciceva Mahala	I	II	III						20^th

73	ST PARASCEVA’S CHURCH, near Musutiste	I	II	III						20^th

74	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY ARCHANGEL, Musutiste	I	II	III	IV					20^th

75	THE KOSOVO BATTLE MEMORIAL	I	II	III	IV					20^th

76	THE CHURCH in Gornji Zakut near Podujevo	I	II	III	IV					20^th

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Credits

CRUCIFIED KOSOVO -Destroyed and Desecrated Serbian Orthodox Churches in Kosovo and Metohia (1999-2000), Expanded electronic edition

With the blessing of His Grace Artemy, Bishop of Raska and Prizren, Serbian Orthodox Church

Updated Informations:

1. Kosovo – Land of Living Past (offical site of Raska and Prizren Orthodox Eparchy)
2. kosovo.net (official site of Serbian Church-Peoples council of Kosovo and Metohia)

Reports and inquiries via e-mail: decani@eunet.yu and stolpnik@eunet.yu

The reports about desecrated and destroyed churches collected by Raska and Prizren Orthodox Diocese 1999-2000
Articles on History and Architecture: Prof. Dr Ljubisa Folic
Photographs: Serbian Orthodox Church, Bish. Atanasije Jevtic, Milinko Stefanovic, Ljubisa Folic, Fr. Sava Janjic, Zivota Ciric, Imre Szabo, Goran Veljkovic, Igor Marinkovic, Fr. Vasilije Delic, Fr. Maksim Vasiljevic, Sasa Sekaric, The Kosovo and Metohia Institute for Cultural Heritage, Reuters, et al.
Consultants: Prof. dr Atanasije Jevtic, Prof. Dr Djordje Jankovic, Prof Dr Lidija Amidzic, Slobodan Mileusnic, Milan Ivanovic, Branislav Skrobonja, Zivojin Jokanovic
The publisher thanks Milos Stefanovic, Prof. Dr Dusan T. Batakovic, Nikola Zivkovic, Mihailo Kocovic, Milena Markovic, Prof. Predrag Bajcetic, Boba Blagojevic, Ikonija Nikolic for their help

THE UPDATED LIST OF DESTROYED AND DAMAGED CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX SHRINES IN KOSOVO AFTER KRISTALLNACHT OF 17-18 MARCH 2004

Kosovo Pogrom – March 17-20

Full reconstruction of the Kosovo pogrom, 15 – 20 March 2004

ERP KIM Info Service has received from well informed international sources in Kosovo a timeline of the incidents and events in Kosovo Province in the period between 15-20 March. At the moment the Diocese is actively collecting all available information on these events in which more than 4.000 Serbs have been left homeless, at least 8 Serbs died and around 30 churches have been either completely destroyed or seriously damaged by Kosovo Albanian mob. All available information and our contacts with different intelligence sources prove that the operation (called by some as Operation Matchstick) was carefully planned beforehand and that behind it are some of the Kosovo Albanian leaders.

Cathedral church of St. George in Prizren after it
was burned by Albanian mob

(with a click on a photo on the map you will open a page with a gallery of thumbnail photos
with links to high resolution photos for each region)

Photo galleries March 17 Pogrom

Prizren, Prizren2	Devic
Obilic, Obilic2	Pristina
Lipljan	Kosovo Polje
Djakovica	Caglavica
Gnjilane	Podujevo Podujevo2
Belo Polje, Belo Polje2	Bishop in Prizren
Mitrovica St. Sava	Mitrovica Riots
Svinjare, Svinjare2	Vucitrn
St. Sava, Mitrovica 1	St.Sava, Mitrovica 2

Burning of Prizren (photos from BESIMI.COM)
http://www.kosovo.net/www.besimi.com/prizreni/default.htm

Returnees

Monks of Holy Archangels and Devic nuns return to the ashes of their holy shrines

RETURN OF HOLY ARCHANGELS MONKS

RETURN OF DEVIC NUNS

RETURN OF SERBS TO BELO POLJE NR. PEC

PHOTO GALLERIES

Kosovo Albanians rampaged through Prizren destroying all Christian monuments

Pogrom of Serbs in Kosovo – photo gallery

ruins of the Devic monastery

Photo Story: Destruction of Devic Monastery (part 1)

Photo Story: Destruction of Devic Monastery (part 2)

Additional photo galleries:

Photo Story: Devastated Christian Orthodox Sites in Prizren

Kosovo: Five Centuries of Strife and Ethnic Cleansing

30. During the 1998−1999 Kosovo War, Serb army and police units did not fight only the rebellious Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), but also carried out programmes of ethnic cleansing and, therefore, the US-led NATO was obliged first to act and then to continue military actions against Serbia and Montenegro for the sake to prevent human (Albanian) catastrophe