Church of St. Stephen, Donje Nerodimlje

Church of St. Stephen, Donje Nerodimlje
Црква Светог Стефана, Доње Неродимље
Basic information
Location Donje Nerodimlje, Kosovo[a]
Affiliation Serbian Orthodox
Year consecrated 14th century

Church of St. Stephen (Serbian: Црква Светог Стефана / Crkva Svetog Stefana) was a Serbian Orthodox church located in Donje Nerodimlje, in the municipality of Uroševac, Kosovo and Metohija. It belonged to the Diocese of Raška and Prizren of the Serbian Orthodox Church and it was destroyed by Albanian extremists in 1999.[1]

Location

The church dedicated to St. Stephen, dating from the 14th century, was located in the valley of the river Nerodimka, at the cemetery in Donje Nerodimlje, five kilometers west of Uroševac. The church was rebuilt in 1996. After the arrival of the US KFOR forces in 1999, the church was damaged, burned and destroyed by Albanians.[2]

Notes

a.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 113 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

  1. ↑ Svetosavlje/ Destroyed, burned and looted churches, no.39
  2. ↑ Raspeto Kosovo


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