Church of St. Stephen, Donje Nerodimlje

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]

Church of St. Stephen, Donje Nerodimlje
Црква Светог Стефана, Доње Неродимље
Religion
AffiliationSerbian Orthodox
Year consecrated14th century
Location
LocationDonje Nerodimlje, Kosovo[a]

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 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References
  1. "Svetosavlje/ Destroyed, burned and looted churches, no.39". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  2. Raspeto Kosovo


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