The Voice of Kosovo and Metohia - Media and Publishing Center of Raska and Prizren Orthodox Eparchy

CRUCIFIED KOSOVO Destroyed and desecrated Serbian Orthodox churches in Kosovo and Metohia (June-October 1999) Complete & Updated Internet Edition
Cover page of I printed edition September 1999	Catalog of churches destroyed and desecrated by Albanian extremists in Kosovo and Metohia (June-October 1999)	Cover page of II printed edition November 1999,
	Introductory word by His Holiness Patriarch Pavle
	Foreword by Hieromonk Sava (Janjic)
	Testimonies Bishop Amfilohije (Radovic): Shame and Blame in the Face of Christian Europe Bishop Artemy (Radosavljevic): The cross which Kosovo was crucified on has been carved in Belgrade
	Crucified Heritage Prof. dr Ljubisa Folic
	Kosovo and Metohia's Cultural Heritage of Extreme Impotrance

Number of destroyed and desecrated Serbian shrines in different zones of responsibility of KFOR units deployed in Kosovo and Metohia (total 76)		21		USA
		21		Italy
		17		Germany
		10		United Kingdom
		7		France

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		14th
2	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Musutiste near Suva Reka	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		14th
3	ST MARK'S OF KORISA MONASTERY, Korisa near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			15th
4	ST GABRIEL'S MONASTERY, Binac near Vitina	I	II	III	IV					14th
5	DEVIC MONASTERY near Srbica	I	II	III						15th
6	ST UROS'S MONASTERY, Sarenik, G. Nerodimlje	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			14th
7	THE MONASTERY OF ST ARCHANGELS, Gornje Nerodimlje	I	II	III	IV	V				14th
8	ST NICHOLAS' OF THE SUMMER CHURCH, Donje Nerodimlje	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
9	ST STEPHEN CHURCH, Donje Nerodimlje	I	II	III	IV	V				20/14th
10	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Dolac near Klina	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			14th
11	ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, Slovinje near Lipljan	I	II	III	IV	V				16th
12	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER and PAUL, Suva Reka	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20th
13	THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Petric near Pec	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20th
14	THE HOLY VIRGIN CHURCH, Belo Polje near Pec	I	II	III	IV					16th
15	ST UROS'S CATHEDRAL, Urosevac	I	II	III	IV					20th
16	ST ELIJAH'S CHURCH, Vucitrn	I	II	III	IV					19th
17	ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, Samodreza near Vucitrn	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20/14th
18	ST PARASCEVA'S CHURCH, Drsnik near Pec	I	II	III	IV					16th
19	THE HOLY VIRGIN CHURCH, Naklo near Pec	I	II	III	IV					20th
20	THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Velika Reka near Vucitrn	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
21	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES, Petrovac near Kos. Kamenica	I	II	III	IV					20th
22	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Podgorce, near Vitina	I	II	III	IV					20th
23	ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, Pecka Banja	I	II	III	IV					20th
24	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Djurakovac near Pec	I	II	III						20th
25	THE HOLY TRINITY CATHEDRAL, Djakovica	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20th
26	ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, Osojane near Pec	I	II	III						20th
27	ST ELIJAH'S CHURCH, Bistrazin near Djakovica	I	II	III						20th
28	ST DEMETRIOS' CHURCH, Siga near Pec	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
29	ST ELIJAH'S PARISH CHURCH, Zegra near Gnjilane	I	II	III	IV					20th
30	THE CHURCH OF HOLY COSMAS AND DAMIAN, Novake near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
31	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Veliko Krusevo	I	II	III	IV					20th
32	ZOCISTE MONASTERY & THE CHURCH OF HOLY COSMAS AND DAMIAN	I	II	III	IV	V				14th
33	THE PARISH CHURCH, Grmovo near Vitina	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20th
34	ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, Kijevo near Klina	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			14th
35	ST MARK'S CHURCH, Klina	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
36	ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, Ljubizda near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				16th
37	ST ELIJAH'S CHURCH, Ljubizda near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				20/16th
38	PARASCEVA'S CHURCH, Dobrcane near Gnjilane	I	II	III	IV					20th
39	THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST THE SAVIOR, Pristina	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
40	ST ELIJAH'S CHURCH, Smac near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
41	THE CHURCH OF ST BASIL THE GREAT, Srbica near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				19th
42	ST PARASCEVA'S CHURCH, Zaskok near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
43	ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, of Gatnje near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
44	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Donje Nerodimlje	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
45	ST ELIJAH'S CHURCH, the Nekodim near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV					20th
46	THE CHURCH OF HOLY PETER AND PAUL, Talinovac near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV					20th
47	THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Babljak near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV					20th
48	THE CHURCH OF THE BIRTH OF HOLY VIRGIN, Softovic near Urosevac	I	II	III	IV					20th
49	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY PROPHET ELIJAH, Kacanik	I	II	III						20th
50	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY VIRGIN, Korisa near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				16th
51	ST JEREMIAH'S CHURCH, Grebnik near Klina	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	20th
52	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY KNEZ LAZAR, Kos near Istok	I	II	III						20th
53	THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Zitinje near Vitina	I	II	III	IV					20th
54	ST PARASCEVA'S CHURCH, Klokot near Vitina	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
55	ST LAZAR CHURCH, Belica near Istok	I	II	III	IV					14th
56	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY PROPHET ELIJAH, Pomazatin	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
57	ST GEORGE'S CHURCH, Rudnik near Srbica	I	II	III	IV	V				16/14th
58	THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Donja Ratisa near Decani	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20th
59	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLE LUKE, Vitomirica near Pec	I	II	III	IV					20th
60	ST ELIJAH'S CHURCH, Podujevo	I	II	III	IV					20th
61	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES, Gornja Pakastica near Podujevo	I	II	III	IV					20th
62	A PARACCLESION at the Serb cemetery, Kosovska Mitrovica	I	II	III						20th
63	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL, Istok	I	II	III	IV					20th
64	ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				19th
65	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOUR, Dvorani near Musutiste	I	II	III	IV	V				16th
66	ST ELIJAH'S CHURCH, of Lokvice near Prizren	I	II	III	IV	V				19th
67	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY KNEZ LAZAR, Piskote near Djakovica	I	II	III	IV	V				20th
68	ST PARASCEVA'S CHURCH, Binac near Vitina	I	II	III	IV	V	VI			20th
69	ST PARASCEVA'S CHURCH, Gojbulja near Vucitrn	I	II	III						19th
70	ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, Stimlje	I	II	III						20th
71	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY ARCHANGEL, Stimlje	I	II	III						20th
72	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY SAVIOUR, Meciceva Mahala	I	II	III						20th
73	ST PARASCEVA'S CHURCH, near Musutiste	I	II	III						20th
74	THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY ARCHANGEL, Musutiste	I	II	III	IV					20th
75	THE KOSOVO BATTLE MEMORIAL	I	II	III	IV					20th
76	THE CHURCH in Gornji Zakut near Podujevo	I	II	III	IV					20th
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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)

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• 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
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• Executive editor: Prof. Dr Ljubisa Folic
• Photo editor: Milinko Stefanovic
• Writing contributor: Ljiljana Dugalic
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• Translated by: Vesna Novakovic, Dr Aleksandar Nedeljkovic, Fr. Sava Janjic
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