Church of Holy Trinity was a Serbian Orthodox Church located in the village of Petrič, municipality of Peja, in

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

. It was built in 1992 as a donation of the Karić family. The destruction of the church happened shortly after the arrival of the Italian KFOR troops. During the humanitarian tragedy of the

Kosovo War The Kosovo War was an armed conflict in Kosovo that started 28 February 1998 and lasted until 11 June 1999. It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (i.e. Serbia and Montenegro), which controlled Kosovo before the wa ...

, the church was vandalized and completely destroyed in June 1999 by Albanians.

External links

The list of destroyed and desecrated churches in Kosovo and Metohija, June-October 1999 (Списак уништених и оскрнављених цркава на Косову и Метохији јун-октобар 1999)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Church of Holy Trinity, Petric Religious buildings and structures in Peja Cultural heritage of Kosovo Serbian Orthodox church buildings in Kosovo Destroyed churches in Kosovo Former Serbian Orthodox churches 20th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings 1992 establishments in Kosovo Churches completed in 1992 1999 disestablishments in Kosovo Buildings and structures demolished in 1999