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Destruction of churches and church property on Kosovo in days of March Pogrom (March 17-19 2004)


Magnitude of destruction field is coloured according to the gravity of destruction:
attempted attacks and/or lightly stoned
burned, but structurally not very damaged
burned, with no roof, standing walls
desecrated ruins, visible traces
rubbles, razed to the ground, no or very little visible traces

Name Place Type Foundation date Magnitude of destruction Comment
St. Cyril and Methodius Prizren Seminary 19th c. burned, destroyed UNMIK/KFOR Report March 17 - Orthodox Seminary in town centre & 3 Orthodox churches set on fire
Bishop's residence Prizren Residence   burned, dynamited UNMIK/KFOR Report - March 18: Archbishop seat, Archangel Monastery, an Orthodox Church and Orthodox Seminary set on fire & destroyed
Christ the Savior Prizren Church 1330 burned UNMIK/KFOR Report March 17 - Orthodox Seminary in town centre & 3 Orthodox churches set on fire
Holy Archangels Prizren Monastery 1343-1352 burned UNMIK/KFOR Report March 17 - Orthodox Seminary in town centre & 3 Orthodox churches set on fire
Holy Virgin of Ljevis Prizren Church 9-11th c./ 1306 / frescoes from 12th c. burned inside UNMIK/KFOR Report March 17 - Orthodox Seminary in town centre & 3 Orthodox churches set on fire
St. George Prizren Church 16th c. burned inside Runjevac church; UNMIK/KFOR Report March 17 - Orthodox Seminary in town centre & 3 Orthodox churches set on fire
St. Nicholas Prizren Church 1331 burned Tutic's church; UNMIK/KFOR Report March 17 - Orthodox Seminary in town centre & 3 Orthodox churches set on fire
St. George Cathedral Prizren Church 1856 burned, desecrated and mined UNMIK/KFOR Report March 17 - Orthodox Seminary in town centre & 3 Orthodox churches set on fire.
St. Kyriake (Sunday) Prizren, Potkaljaja Church 14th c, reconstructed later burned March 17 - whole Serbian part of town burned and destroyed
St. Panteleimon Prizren, Potkaljaja Church 14th c, reconstructed later burned March 17 - whole Serbian part of town burned and destroyed
Sts. Cosmas and Damian (Unmercenary Physicians) Prizren, Potkaljaja Church 14th c, reconstructed later burned March 17 - whole Serbian part of town burned and destroyed
St. Kyriake (Sunday) Prizren, Zivinjane Church   mined UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 19 - Explosion completely destroys old Orthodox Church near Zivinjane village)
St. Kyriake (Sunday) Orahovac, Brnjaca Church 1852 burned, destroyed (UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 18 - Orthodox Church set on fire & destroyed in Brnjaca village)
Holy Virgin Djakovica Church 16-19th c burned, razed to the ground  
Holy Trinity Cathedral Djakovica Church   mined, debris removed UNMIK/KFOR Report March 18 - Rioters remove debris of destroyed Orthodox Church with trucks & trailers Approx 5,000 K-Albanians participate.
St. Lazarus Djakovica, Piskote Church   destroyed, only floor remains The church which was was only looted now is completely destroyed with only its floor remaining. Several tombs were opened and the bones of the deceased scattered.
St. Elias Djakovica, Bistrazin Church   completely destroyed Church was vandalized inside in 1999 but stood intact until March 17-19, when it was mined and blown up.
Devic (St. Ioanichius) Srbica Monastery 15th c. burned to ground Tomb of St. Ioanichius of Devic opened and desecrated. Fire was burned in the tomb of the Saint.
St. John the Baptist Pec Church   burned  
Most Holy Mother of God Pec, Belo Polje Church   burned, desecrated inside  
St. John the Baptist Pec, Pecka Banja Church   burned  
St. Uros the Emperor Urosevac Church 14th c. hand granades, burned UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 17 - 3 hand grenades thrown at Serbian Orthodox church - church set on fire, at least 19 KFOR soldiers and policemen wounded defending the church, destroyed city cemetery;
UNMIK/KFOR Report March 18 - 1,500 K-Albanians rampage - burn Orthodox Church & up to 5 K-Serb houses in townK-Albanian crowd attempts to set Orthodox Church on fire in K-Serb village of Talinovce Church was set to fire - 5 K-Albanian males arrested
St. Eliah Urosevac, Nekodim Church   destroyed Destroyed with cemetery
St. Peter and Paul Urosevac, Talinovac Church   destroyed Destroyed with cemetery
Most Holy Mother of God Urosevac, Sovtovic Church   destroyed Destroyed with cemetery
Donja Slapasnica Kamenica, Donja Slapasnica Church   stoned Under investigation
St. Archangel Michael Stimlje Church 1920 burned  
St. Nicholas Pristina Church 19th c burned UNMIK/KFOR Report: March 18 - Rioters attack Old Orthodox Church in Taslixhe - the church burned to the ground with the parish home and all church archives
St. Nicholas Kosovo Polje Church 1940 burned inside, desecrated  
St. Katherine Kosovo Polje, Bresje Church 19th c. vandalized inside  
St. Eliah Vucitrn Church 19th c. burned  
Church in Poluzje Vucitrn, Poluzje Church   burned  
St. Archangel Michael Obilic Church new burned inside  
St. Sava Kosovska Mitrovica South Church   burned twice UNMIK/KFOR Report - March 18: Molotov cocktails thrown into perimeter of KFOR-guarded Orthodox Church in South Mitrovica. Church & several neighboring houses set on fire.
St. Elian Podujevo Church 1929 destroyed UNMIK/KFOR Report - March 18 Orthodox Church set on fire. Czech officer confirmed that coffins were dug up and bones of dead scattered.
St. Peter and Paul Istok Church   explosions  
Church in Baja Istok, Baja Church   explosions  
Church in Vitina Vitina Church   granades, burned (according to UNMIK/KFOR Report: 4 K-Serbian houses set on fire & Orthodox Church badly damaged)
Decani Monastery 1327-1335 attacked by mortar Monastery was attacked by 6 mortar grenades on March 17, around 22.00. No damage was made to the holy site (confirmed by KFOR and monks of the monastery)

 

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