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Destroyed And Desecrated Serbian Orthodox Churches In Kosovo And Metohia (1999-2000) |
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53. THE HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, in Zitinje near Vitina
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The Holy Trinity Church in Zitinje, near Vitina, was built in1980, on the foundations of the old Church of the Holy Virgin. The villagers had a bell and a new iconostasis made. During the restoration an old and damaged inscription was discovered within the ruins of the old church and was later incorporated in the new edifice. The 16th century katastichos of the Holy Trinity Monastery in Musutiste (1) contains the names of all benefactors from this village.
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After the arrival of the US KFOR troops Albanians tried to burn the church through the windows on 19th July 1999. The windows were damaged.
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