Building Name: | Church of St. Stephen, Donje Nerodimlje Kisha e Shën Shtjefënit, Nerodimë e Poshtme Црква Светог Стефана, Доње Неродимље |
Location: | Donje Nerodimlje, Kosovo |
Religious Affiliation: | Serbian Orthodox |
Consecration Year: | 14th century |
Designation1: | Cultural Heritage of Serbia |
Designation1 Offname: | Church of St Stephen |
Designation1 Type: | Cultural monument of Exceptional Importance |
Designation1 Date: | 3 December 1990[1] |
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 Ferizaj, Kosovo. It belonged to the Diocese of Raška and Prizren of the Serbian Orthodox Church and it was destroyed during the Kosovo War in 1999.[2]
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.[3]