List of Desecrated Churches on the Nineveh Plain • Solidarity with the Persecuted Church

List of Desecrated Churches on the Nineveh Plain

Churches on Nineveh

Name of the ChurchDenominationTownCurrent Church Condition
Church of the Virgin MarySyrian OrthodoxBahzaniUnder Construction
St. George's ChurchSyrian OrthodoxBahzaniSome Damaged
St. Ephrem NunneryChaldeanBaqofahPartially Damaged
St. George's ChurchChaldeanBaqofahPartially Damaged
Monastery of St. John the Son of CarpentersSyrian OrthodoxBartellaRuins
The Old Church of St. GeorgeSyrian CatholicBartellaSome Damage
New Church of St. GeorgeSyrian CatholicBartellaBurned
Monastery of Forty Martyr Syrian OrthodoxBartellaOld Ruins
St. Daniel's MonasterySyrian OrthodoxBartellaOnly Some Ruins
Diocese Building Syrian OrthodoxBartellaPartially Damaged
Church of the Virgin MarySyrian OrthodoxBartella Partially Damaged with Complete Burn
Spenh Sir ShrineSyrian OrthodoxBartellaSome Damages
Mart Shmoney ChurchSyrian OrthodoxBartellaPartially Damaged with Complete Burn
Mart Shmoney Church Syrian OrthodoxBashiqaPartially Damaged
St. George's ChurchSyrian OrthodoxBashiqaPartially Damaged
St. Zakai Church Syrian OrthodoxBashiqaUndamaged
St. Matti MonasterySyrian OrthodoxBashiqaUndamaged
Church of the Virgin MarySyrian CatholicBashiqaPartially Damaged
St. Jacob's ChurchSyrian OrthodoxBashiqaUndamaged
St. Quriaqus Church ChaldeanBatnayDestroyed and burned
St. Joseph ShrineChaldeanBatnayCompletely Destroyed
St. Paul Church ChaldeanBatnay Partially Damaged with burns
Mart Shmony Shrine ChaldeanBatnayCompletely Destroyed
St. Oraha Monastery ChaldeanBatnayPartially Damaged
ConventChaldeanBatnayCompletely Destroyed
St. Joseph Cultural CenterChaldeanKaremlashDestroyed with digging tunnels in the center of church
St. Addai Church ChaldeanKaremlashCompletely burned and destroyed
St. Barbara ChurchChaldeanKaremlashDestroyed with digging several tunnels in the church
St. George's ChurchChaldeanKaremlashCemetery destroyed, damaged with partial burning
Nuns House Chaldeans daughters of Mary ChaldeanKaremlash Completely Destroyed
Church of the Virgin MaryChaldeanKaremlashCompletely burned and destroyed
Church of St. KarabetArmenian OrthodoxKaremlashCompletely Demolished
Our Lady of Salvation churchSyrian CatholicMosul Unknown
St. Ahodamh ChurchSyrian OrthodoxMosul Unknown
Church of the Virgin MarySyrian OrthodoxMosul Pillaged
Diocese / Cathedral of the Virgin MaryThe Ancient Church of the EastMosul Pillaged, Statuary Destroyed
Ajmyazen ChurchArmenian OrthodoxMosul Completely Demolished
Diocese Building Syrian OrthodoxMosul Converted to market for the sale of stolen property
St. Ephrem ChurchSyrian OrthodoxMosul Completely Destroyed
Church of the AnnunciationSyrian CatholicMosul Unknown
St. Joseph's ChurchSyrian OrthodoxMosul Unknown
Church of the Virgin MarySyrian OrthodoxMosul Completely Destroyed
St. George Assyrian Church of the EastAssyrian Church of the EastMosul Undamaged
Virgin Fatima ChurchSyrian CatholicMosul Unknown
St. Thoma ChurchSyrian CatholicMosul Unknown
St. Thoma ChurchSyrian OrthodoxMosul Cemetery Completely Destroyed
The Ancient Church of the ImmaculateSyrian CatholicMosul Unknown
Church of St. KrikorArmenian OrthodoxMosul Demolished and Burned in 12/15/2005
New Church of the ImmaculateSyrian CatholicMosul Unknown
Church of Archbishop's PalaceSyrian CatholicMosul Unknown
Virgin Mary Church ChaldeanMosul/Left (West) BankUnknown
St. George MonasteryChaldeanMosul/Left (West) BankCompletely Destroyed
Monastery of the Sisters of victoryChaldeanMosul/Left (West) BankCompletely Destroyed
Holy Spirit Church ChaldeanMosul/Left (West) BankUnknown
St. Paul's ChurchChaldeanMosul/Left (West) BankUnknown
Chaldean Diocese ChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankCompletely Destroyed
Monastery Little Sisters of Jesus ChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
Meskenta Church ChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
St. Ephrem Church ChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
St. Mikhael Monastery ChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
Shimon Safa ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
St. Elijah's MonasteryChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankCompletely Destroyed
St. Chaaya ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) Bank Unknown
St. Python Church ChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
St. George's ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
The Immaculate ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankCompletely Destroyed
St. Joseph Church ChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankConverted to Mosque
Monastery of the Sisters of Mary YoungChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
Our Lady of Perpetual Help ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) CoastUnknown
Monastery of Mar Behnam and His Sister SarahSyrian CatholicNimrodPartially Damaged
Monastery of St. John the DaylamiSyrian OrthodoxQaraqoshSome Damages and with digging tunnel in the church
St. George's ChurchSyrian OrthodoxQaraqoshSome Damages
Church of the Resurrection (the cemetery)Syrian CatholicQaraqosh Completely Exploded
St. Joseph's ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqosh Under Construction
Mart Shmoney Church Syrian OrthodoxQaraqoshBurned
The Great Immaculate ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqoshCompletely Burned
St. Jacob's ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqosh Undamaged
St. Sarkis and Backus ChurchSyrian OrthodoxQaraqoshBurned
St. John the Baptist ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqosh Partially Damaged
St. Zena Church Syrian CatholicQaraqosh Completely Destroyed
Behnam and Sarah ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqosh Partially Damaged and Burned
St. Ephrem Church (Alsmunir)Syrian CatholicQaraqosh Damaged and Burned
St. George's ChurchThe Ancient Church of the EastSheikhanUndamaged
Church of the Virgin MarySyrian OrthodoxSinjar Exploded
Church of Jesus KingSyrian CatholicSinjarUnknown
St. George's ChurchThe Ancient Church of the EastTel KayfUndamaged
St. Shimon Prusbai ChurchThe Ancient Church of the EastTel KayfWas exploded from unreliable Source
St. Addai the Apostle ChurchThe Ancient Church of the EastTel KayfUndamaged
St. Thomas the Apostle ChurchThe Ancient Church of the EastTel KayfUndamaged
Church of the Virgin MaryThe Ancient Church of the EastTel KayfUndamaged
St. Jacob's ChurchThe Ancient Church of the EastTel KayfUndamaged
St. Shmoney Church Assyrian Church of the East Assyrian Church of the EastTel KayfUndamaged/ 2007 the Fence Was Destroyed
Mart Shmony Shrine ChaldeanTelskuf Partially Damaged
Sultan Monastery of the Holy Rosary SistersChaldeanTelskufPartially Damaged
St. George's ChurchChaldeanTelskufPartially Damaged
St. Jacob's ChurchChaldeanTelskufPartially Damaged
A readout of the condition of churches and other religious buildings in Christian villages on the Nineveh Plain

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