List of Desecrated Churches on the Nineveh Plain

04/06/2017 / Solidarity with the Persecuted Church
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 MartyrSyrian OrthodoxBartellaOld Ruins
St. Daniel’s MonasterySyrian OrthodoxBartellaOnly Some Ruins
Diocese BuildingSyrian OrthodoxBartellaPartially Damaged
Church of the Virgin MarySyrian OrthodoxBartellaPartially Damaged with Complete Burn
Spenh Sir ShrineSyrian OrthodoxBartellaSome Damages
Mart Shmoney ChurchSyrian OrthodoxBartellaPartially Damaged with Complete Burn
Mart Shmoney ChurchSyrian OrthodoxBashiqaPartially Damaged
St. George’s ChurchSyrian OrthodoxBashiqaPartially Damaged
St. Zakai ChurchSyrian OrthodoxBashiqaUndamaged
St. Matti MonasterySyrian OrthodoxBashiqaUndamaged
Church of the Virgin MarySyrian CatholicBashiqaPartially Damaged
St. Jacob’s ChurchSyrian OrthodoxBashiqaUndamaged
St. Quriaqus ChurchChaldeanBatnayDestroyed and burned
Name of the ChurchDenominationTownCurrent Church Condition
St. Joseph ShrineChaldeanBatnayCompletely Destroyed
St. Paul ChurchChaldeanBatnayPartially Damaged with burns
Mart Shmony ShrineChaldeanBatnayCompletely Destroyed
St. Oraha MonasteryChaldeanBatnayPartially Damaged
ConventChaldeanBatnayCompletely Destroyed
St. Joseph Cultural CenterChaldeanKaremlashDestroyed with digging tunnels in the center of church
St. Addai ChurchChaldeanKaremlashCompletely 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 MaryChaldeanKaremlashCompletely Destroyed
Name of the ChurchDenominationTownCurrent Church Condition
Church of the Virgin MaryChaldeanKaremlashCompletely burned and destroyed
Church of St. KarabetArmenian OrthodoxKaremlashCompletely Demolished
Our Lady of Salvation churchSyrian CatholicMosulUnknown
St. Ahodamh ChurchSyrian OrthodoxMosulUnknown
Church of the Virgin MarySyrian OrthodoxMosulPillaged
Diocese / Cathedral of the Virgin MaryThe Ancient Church of the EastMosulPillaged, Statuary Destroyed
Ajmyazen ChurchArmenian OrthodoxMosulCompletely Demolished
Diocese BuildingSyrian OrthodoxMosulConverted to market for the sale of stolen property
St. Ephrem ChurchSyrian OrthodoxMosulCompletely Destroyed
Church of the AnnunciationSyrian CatholicMosulUnknown
Name of the ChurchDenominationTownCurrent Church Condition
Virgin Mary ChurchChaldeanMosul/Left (West) BankUnknown
St. George MonasteryChaldeanMosul/Left (West) BankCompletely Destroyed
Monastery of the Sisters of victoryChaldeanMosul/Left (West) BankCompletely Destroyed
Holy Spirit ChurchChaldeanMosul/Left (West) BankUnknown
St. Paul’s ChurchChaldeanMosul/Left (West) BankUnknown
Chaldean DioceseChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankCompletely Destroyed
Monastery Little Sisters of JesusChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
Meskenta ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
St. Ephrem ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
St. Mikhael MonasteryChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
Name of the ChurchDenominationTownCurrent Church Condition
Shimon Safa ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
St. Elijah’s MonasteryChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankCompletely Destroyed
St. Chaaya ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
St. Python ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
St. George’s ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankUnknown
The Immaculate ChurchChaldeanMosul/Right (East) BankCompletely Destroyed
St. Joseph ChurchChaldeanMosul/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
Name of the ChurchDenominationTownCurrent Church Condition
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 CatholicQaraqoshCompletely Exploded
St. Joseph’s ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqoshUnder Construction
Mart Shmoney ChurchSyrian OrthodoxQaraqoshBurned
The Great Immaculate ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqoshCompletely Burned
St. Jacob’s ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqoshUndamaged
St. Sarkis and Backus ChurchSyrian OrthodoxQaraqoshBurned
St. John the Baptist ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqoshPartially Damaged
St. Zena ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqoshCompletely Destroyed
Name of the ChurchDenominationTownCurrent Church Condition
Behnam and Sarah ChurchSyrian CatholicQaraqoshPartially Damaged and Burned
St. Ephrem Church (Alsmunir)Syrian CatholicQaraqoshDamaged and Burned
St. George’s ChurchThe Ancient Church of the EastSheikhanUndamaged
Church of the Virgin MarySyrian OrthodoxSinjarExploded
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
Name of the ChurchDenominationTownCurrent Church Condition
St. Jacob’s ChurchThe Ancient Church of the EastTel KayfUndamaged
St. Shmoney Church Assyrian Church of the EastAssyrian Church of the EastTel KayfUndamaged/ 2007 the Fence Was Destroyed
Mart Shmony ShrineChaldeanTelskufPartially Damaged
Sultan Monastery of the Holy Rosary SistersChaldeanTelskufPartially Damaged
St. George’s ChurchChaldeanTelskufPartially Damaged
St. Jacob’s ChurchChaldeanTelskufPartially Damaged
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