Church of St. Stephen, Donje Nerodimlje
Church of St. Stephen (Serbian: Црква Светог Стефана / Crkva Svetog Stefana; Albanian: Kisha e Shën Shtjefënit) 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.[2]
| Church of St. Stephen, Donje Nerodimlje
Црква Светог Стефана, Доње Неродимље Kisha e Shën Shtjefënit, Nerodimë e Poshtme | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox |
| Year consecrated | 14th century |
| Location | |
| Location | Donje Nerodimlje, Kosovo[a] |
| Official name: Church of St Stephen | |
| Type | Cultural monument of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated | 3 December 1990[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 Nerodimë e Poshtme, five kilometers west of Ferizaj. 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.[3]
Notes
| a. | ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. |
References
- "Одлука о утврђивању непокретних културних добара од изузетног значаја" (PDF). Службени гласник Републике Србије. 16: 504. 1990.
- "Svetosavlje/ Destroyed, burned and looted churches, no.39". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
- Raspeto Kosovo
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