NEWS

Information Service of
the Serbian Orthodox Church
March 19, 2004

CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL IN STIMLJE
SET ON FIRE

Crkva Sv Arhangela Mihaila u Stimlju - arhivska fotografijaThe Diocese of Raska-Prizren and Kosovo-Metohija has just received word that the Church of St. Michael the Archangel, built 1920-22, has been set on fire. In January Albanians set fire to the church belfry in the courtyard; now the entire building is on fire.

According to UNMIK estimates, this would be 17th Serbian Orthodox Church destroyed in the last two days of Albanian raging in Kosovo and Metohija; there are indications that the number could be at least 20 destroyed churches.