The followingis a list of churches, monasteries and shrines damaged in the Syrian crisis (compiled 22 Nov 2013) released from the Patriarchate on 17 Dec 2013):
|
Number |
Church or shrine |
Denomination |
Governorate / Region |
Place |
|
1 |
Patriarchate |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Bab Sharqi |
|
2 |
St Vincent de Paul’s Church |
Roman Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Bab Touma |
|
3 |
St Paul’s Cathedral |
Syriac Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Bab Sharqi |
|
4 |
St Cyril’s Church |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Qassa'a |
|
5 |
Holy Cross Church |
Greek Orthodox |
Damascus and district |
Qassa'a |
|
6 |
Cathedral |
Armenian Orthodox |
Damascus and district |
Bab Sharqi |
|
7 |
Prophet Elias’ Church |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Zabadani |
|
8 |
Church of Our Lady of Peace |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Harasta |
|
9 |
Prophet Elias’ Church |
Greek Orthodox |
Damascus and district |
Harasta |
|
10 |
Sts Peter and Paul’s Church |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Daraya |
|
11 |
Church |
Greek Orthodox |
Damascus and district |
Daraya |
|
12 |
Monastery of Sts Sergius and Bacchus |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Ma’alula |
|
13 |
St George’s Church |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Ma’alula |
|
14 |
St Leontius’ Church |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Ma’alula |
|
15 |
St Elias’ Church |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Ma’alula |
|
16 |
Sts Cosmas and Damian’s Church |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Ma’alula |
|
17 |
Saint Thomas’ Shrine |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Ma’alula |
|
18 |
St Saba’s |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Ma’alula |
|
19 |
Shrine of the Holy Cherubim |
Greek Catholic |
Damascus and district |
Ma’alula |
|
20 |
St. Barbara’s Shrine |
Greek Orthodox |
Damascus and district |
Ma’alula |
|
21 |
Shrine of Mar Elias |
Greek Orthodox |
Damascus and district |
Ma’alula |
|
22 |
Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation |
Greek Catholic |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Al-Hasakah |
|
23 |
Church of the Martyrs |
Armenian Catholic |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Ar-Raqqa |
|
24 |
Christian Education Centre |
Catholic |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Ar-Raqqa |
|
25 |
Family fraternity (care centre for the disabled ) |
Catholic |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Deir al-Zur |
|
26 |
Sts Sergius and Bacchus’ Church |
Greek Catholic |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Al-Tabaqah |
|
27 |
St Gregory the Illuminator’s Church |
Armenian Catholic |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Al-Hasakah |
|
28 |
Church and Monastery of the Capuchin Fathers |
Roman Catholic |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Deir al-Zur |
|
29 |
Church of Our Lady |
Syriac Orthodox |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Deir al-Zur |
|
30 |
New Church of Tabaka |
Interdenominational |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Madinat al-Thawra |
|
31 |
Holy Cross Church |
Armenian Orthodox |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Tell Abiad |
|
32 |
Church of Our Lady |
Syriac Orthodox |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Qamishly |
|
33 |
St Thomas’ Church |
Syriac Orthodox |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Hasaka - Ras al-Ain |
|
34 |
Our Lady’s Church |
Armenian Orthodox |
Al-Hasakah, Ar-Raqqa and Deir al-Zur |
Nasra (al-Hasakah) |
|
Number |
Church or shrine |
Denomination |
Governorate/ Region |
Place |
|
35 |
Church of Sts Constantine and Helena |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Yabrud |
|
36 |
Church of Our Lady |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Yabrud |
|
37 |
Church and monastery of al-Husn |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Christian Valley |
|
38 |
St Joseph’s Church |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Jwar Al-‘Afs |
|
39 |
Church of St John Chrysostom |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Hawash |
|
40 |
Church of Our Lady’s Girdle |
Syriac Orthodox |
Homs and districts |
Homs city |
|
41 |
St Michael’s Church and Cemetery |
Greek Orthodox |
Homs and districts |
Homs |
|
42 |
St George’s Church |
Syriac Orthodox |
Homs and districts |
Sadad |
|
43 |
St Michael’s Church |
Syriac Orthodox |
Homs and districts |
Sadad |
|
44 |
St Sergius’ Church |
Syriac Orthodox |
Homs and districts |
Sadad |
|
45 |
Mar Elias Monastery |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Rablah |
|
46 |
Mar Elias Church |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Al-Qusayr |
|
47 |
Monastery of Saint James the Mutilated |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Qara |
|
48 |
St. Michael’s Church |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Qara |
|
49 |
Our Lady of Peace Cathedral |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Homs - Bab asiba’ |
|
50 |
Church of the Dormition of Our Lady |
Greek Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Homs - Bab asiba’ |
|
51 |
Monastery of the Jesuit Fathers |
Roman Catholic |
Homs and districts |
Homs city |
|
52 |
Church of the Forty Martyrs |
Greek Orthodox |
Homs and districts |
Homs city |
|
53 |
Archbishopric |
Greek Catholic |
Aleppo |
Aleppo |
|
54 |
Cathedral of the Dormition |
Greek Catholic |
Aleppo |
Aleppo |
|
Number |
Church or shrine |
Denomination |
Eparchy |
District |
|
55 |
Chakra Church |
Greek Catholic |
Bosra, Hauran and Jabal al-Arab |
Hauran - Chakra |
|
56 |
Church of the Annunciation |
Greek Catholic |
Bosra, Hauran and Jabal al-Arab |
Hauran - Namir |
|
57 |
Sts Peter and Paul’s Church |
Greek Catholic |
Bosra, Hauran and Jabal al-Arab |
Hauran - Rakham |
|
58 |
St John of Damascus’ Church |
Greek Catholic |
Bosra, Hauran and Jabal al-Arab |
Dar’a |
Must all churches, mosques, homes and villages be destroyed in order to end the war on Syria?!
With my love and my blessing
+Gregorios III
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East,
Of Alexandria and Jerusalem