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because I m from Hercegovina.

Zahum - Hercegovina eparchy

I was mute and I uttered no sound, I was silent even about the good. But my sorrow built up" (Psalm 32,2)

This eparchy was established by Saint Sava in 1219. Humska eparchy, as it was then called, was based in the church of the Holy Virgin in Ston.

During WW2 1941-1945 on the territory of this eparchy 1 church was completely destroyed, and 18 were damaged. Five parish centres were destroyed and four damaged. 12 libraries were destroyed and 21 church archives.

During the war of 1991-1995 on the territory of this eparchy 36 churches were destroyed and 28 damaged. Monastery Zitomislic was destroyed and monastery Zavale severely damaged. 12 parish centres were destroyed and 2 damaged.

Eparchy residence in Mostar together with bishop�s house in Dubrovnik were destroyed. In Mostar, where the head-office of Zahumsko-Hercegovacka eparchy is, everything that belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Church was destroyed. Synod Church of Holy Trinity, built in 1873 was one of the largest churches in the Serbian Orthodox religion. It was bombarded with grenades on 7th and 8th June 1992. On 15th of June 1992 the domes were destroyed and the Church burned. Then the smoke blackened walls were blown up with explosives and this monumental structure turned into a pile of rubble.








Mostar: Synod Church of Holy Trinity - built in 1863 -1873. Targeted with grenades on 7th and 8th June 1992. On the second day of the church�s, patron saint celebration 15th June the dome was destroyed and the church was burned. The remaining portions of the church were blown up with explosives and leveled to the ground, even the foundations were blown up by the Croatian army.












The Church-Birth of Holy Virgin - dating back to 16th century. Renovated in 1832. Destroyed to the foundations in 1993. Eparchy square built in the first half of the 19th century with the chapel of Saint Marija Magdalene built in 1861, destroyed with explosives in 1992 by the Croatian armed forces.

Old eparchy centre - destroyed by the Croatian army in 1992. The ancient treasury under the church-the Birth of Holy Virgin, also destroyed in 1992 by the Croats.

Bijela (Konjicka eparchy): chapel in the cemetery - damaged in 1995.





Bijelo Polje (above Mostar): The Church of the Ascension of The Lord - built in 1865. During second half of 1992 was bombarded with grenades. Interior all burned. Copper roof and beams stolen. On the bell tower the Muslim fanatics (warriors) assembled machinegun nest, while the lower part of the bell tower was turned into a bunker. Parish and Saint Sava centres demolished and burned in 1992





Blagaj (near Mostar): The Church of Saint Vasilije of Ostrog - built in 1892. During WW2 Iconostasis and sermon articles were damaged, the church books and archives destroyed. During the 1991-95 war the church was bombarded with grenades and burned, everything was destroyed, only the walls were left standing. Parish centre was also targeted and left in ruins.





Blace: Little church - chapel - destroyed in 1993.

Bogodol: The Church of the holy apostles Saint Peter and Paul - built in 1934. Damaged in the beginning of 1991/92 war, �nd later destroyed

Bradina (above Konjic): The Church of the Ascension of The Lord - built in 1889, renovated in 1938, destroyed in 1992. The newer church-chapel and nearby Serbian houses destroyed.

Brdani (Konjicka diocese): The church - chapel destroyed together with surrounding Serbian homes.

Velicani (Popovo Polje): The Church of holy Archangels. During the WW2 (1941 - 1945) it was damaged by the Croats. Then in 1991-1993 it was damaged together with the surrounding cemetery during the grenade attacks. At the same time the chapel of Serbian new-martyrs and the skeletal monument built in 1990 was severely damaged by the Croatians



Glavska: The Church of Holy Archdeacon Stefan - built in the 18th century inside the Serbian cemetery between Gornja and Donja Glavska. The church was burned, bells taken off and away, on the outer facade the zealots have left a graffiti that read's: "Here rules ustashs regime", "Pavelic", "nazis", "N.D.H", "HDZ-SDA", drawings of "U" and half-moon. On the door the graffiti reads "To Serbs and dogs entrance forbidden".





Gornje Hrasno: The Church of Saint John the Baptist - built in 1849. During WW2, its liturgy articles, books and birth records were destroyed. The church was destroyed in 1992 by Croats who, helped themselves to the church bell. The village Hrasno,and monument to Serbs, the victims of 1941 ustashs genocide, were destroyed by same culprits.

Gornja Poplat: The Church of the Holy Archangel Michael - built in 1867. Burned down during the WW2. Rebuilt in 1967. Looted and demolished during 1991 - 1993, used as a bunker and a shield by the Croatian army.

Dobric (near Listica): The Church of the Greatmartyr Kyriaki - built in 1975 -1977 - damaged by rifle bullets, windows smashed during 1992.

Donje Selo (Parish Konjicka): chapel - destroyed



Dubrovnik: The Church of Annunciation of The Holy Virgin - built in 1877, damaged 3rd April 1992. The church was a number of times hit with grenade thrower projectiles. On 7th and 24th December 1992 the church was subjected to stone throwing, and on 5th September 1993 it was shattered by a bomb. Entry door and part of the facade were damaged.

The Church of The Holy Archangel Michael (in the cemetery grounds Bonin)- built in 1837. Its main door and the parvis blown up with explosives on 27th April 1992.

Church (chapel) of Saint George on Posat - built in 1803 - damaged (roof and the facade) by bomb fragments. Parish centre, which housed a treasury of church valuables with exceptionally significant collection of Icons, was damaged during 1991-1992. The bishop's residence - an old building, across the road from the synod church was burned out to just walls remaining during the above mentioned war period.

Duvno: The Church of Saint Nicholas - built in 1864. During the last war destroyed by ustashs. After rebuilding the church was again broken into and demolished (announcement of 30th June 1997.)

Zaplanik (near Trebinje): The Church of Entrance of The Holy Virgin - rebuilt on the old foundations in 1864. Burned then partly blown up with explosives by the Croatian army who used this place of worship in the period of 1991-1995 for a toilet

Zacula: The Church of the Holy prophet Jeremiah (Saint Paraskeva) - Recently rebuilt on the old foundations. Destroyed to the foundations by Croatian army in 1992.

Zukuci (Parish Konjicka): Chapel - destroyed, �nd a Serbian village annihilated in 1992.

Idbar (Parish Konjicka): Chapel - damaged in 1992.

Klepci: The Church of The Transfiguration of the Lord - built in 1857, in 1941 Iconostasis burned, sermon articles and church birth registry books and archives destroyed, and the church laid waste to. Rebuilt after WW2. In 1992 destroyed to its foundations by the Croatian army. Also, the "Croatian defenders" demolished the monument to the Serbs, victims of the First and Second World War.

Konjic: The Church of Saint Basil the Great - built in 1886, damaged bell tower in June 1992, the rest of the church turned into a public toilet, according to the report (ECMM, � 1/94,49), the church damaged, desecrated, Icons looted, Iconostas damaged, holy sermon items and books burned in front of the church door. The parish residence burned and destroyed in 1992. Cemetery and the chapel damaged.

Kremena (near Opuzina): The Church of Saint Spridona - built anew on old foundations in 1851. Damaged June 1992, then burned. Serbian cemetery damaged that same year.

Lokve (parish of Zitomislicka): newly-built - chapel, destroyed in (1991-1995.)

Ljubuski: The Church of Holy Archangel Michael - built in 1862. Demolished during WW2 by the Croats. In 1991-1992 it was burned then shattered with explosives to its foundations.

Monastery Zitomislic:








The Church of Annunciation of the Holy Virgin - rebuilt in 1563 on the foundations of the old church. The church was adorned with frescos in living colours 1609. On Thursday 26th June 1941 The Croatian ustashs treacherously murdered the monastery brothers, then threw them into the pit Vidonja. A certain Roman Catholic friar Grga took away the church�s art treasures of once rich monastery treasury. Soon after that the Croatian and German army destroyed the remaining monastery buildings and burned the residential quarters. New monastery residences were built in 1963. The earthly remains of the victims exhumed in 1990 from the pit Vidonja and buried in February 1991, into a marble crypt above the altar of the church monastery Zitomislic. The monastery was burned down, and then blown up with explosives by the Croats mid June 1992. The monastery residences were also demolished with explosives together with the crypt of the WW2 victims of genocide crimes. The executioners � "Croatian defenders"


Monastery zavala: The Church Entrance of Holy Virgin - built in 1514, frescos painted in 1619. The monastery and the church were desecrated and demolished together with the accommodation quarters and the monastery chapel, by the Croatian army in the 1991 - 1995 period.

Metkovic: The Church of Holy Greatmartyr Saint George - constructed in 1849 on the foundations of the older church. During WW2 the liturgy items, church's birth registrar and, the archives were destroyed. The church was burned and then blown up with explosives by Croatian soldiers on 31st May 1992. The Cemetery around the church was badly damaged during the destruction of the church.

Oplicici (near Stolac): The Church - Protection of the Holy Virgin - constructed on old foundations in 1872. The church was completely destroyed together with the parish and St Sava centres (the announcement on 30th June 1997).

Opuzen: The Church of Dormition of The Holy Virgin - built in 1714. Burned by Croats 1991-1993.

Orasje (Popovo Polje): The Church of Saint John the Baptist - hit with grenades during the 1991-1993 period.

Orasje (Trebinjsak Suma): The Church -The Birth of the Holy Virgin (Ascension of The Lord) - severely damaged with grenades by the Croatian army in the 1991 - 1995 period.

Ostrozac (Parish Konjicka): Chapel - damaged

Osanci (near Stolac): The Church of the apostles St Peter and Paul - memorial of Radoslav Habran Miloradovic since 1480. The church was demolished in 1993-1995. The Holy throne was destroyed and razed. Wooden chandelier, the work of wood-carvers from Dabar, all torn up. Iconostas destroyed, icons missing. Holy doorway, of great artistic value stolen. Stone belfry above the entrance to church demolished, both bells stolen. The old cemetery around the church severely damaged.

Poljice �����(popovo polje): Small church of Saint Nicholas - constructed in 19th century hit with grenades by the Croatian army in the period of 1991-1993.

Small church of Saint John the Baptist- from 19th century damaged with grenades by the Croatian army in the period of 1991-1993.


Prebilovci:






Girls and young women in 1940. Prebilovac girls after completing the course - most ended in Sumanica pit. Out of 70, only 8 survived the masacre.


Monument chapel to Serbian new-martyrs - treacherously murdered by Croatian ustashs during WW2 - constructed in 1990 (unfinished), sanctified in 1991 when their earthly remains were buried in the chapel's crypt. During 1992 Croatian army first hit the chapel - monument with grenades, and then finished it off with mines. Skeletal remains of the Serbian new-martyrs from prebilovac and other areas, that were dug out of the pit Sumarci, Bivolje Brdo and other in 1991 - were burned and the nearby cemetery in Prebilovci bulldozed in 1992. The village chapel together with the whole village destroyed in 1992 by Croats.

Prosjek (platoe of Bobani): The Church of Exaltation of The Honourable Cross - according to unconfirmed reports, damaged by the Croatian army in the period of 1991 -1993.

Ravno: The Church of the Holy 50 - built in 1900 - severely damaged, looted and desecrated.

Rapit: The Church of Exaltation of The Honourable Cross - severely damaged in 1992. That same year in this area the cemetery was damaged.

Raska Gora: The Church of Greatmartyr Pantleleimon - destroyed in the period of 1991 - 1995.

Rascani (near Duvno): The Church of Entrance of the Holy Virgin - constructed in 1891. Plundered and then burned by the Croatian army (1991 - 1995.).

Recica (parish of Capljinska): Small church on the cemetery - destroyed together with the village by the Croats in (1991 -1995)




Sitnik (in the cemetery): Newly built church - (1973) destroyed by Croats in (1991 - 1995.).

Slivnica (near Trebinje): The Church of Saint Clement - built in 19th century. Subjected to heavy grenade attack by the Croatian army in 1991 - 1993.

Stolac: The Church of the Ascension of The Lord - on the old monastery grounds of 1870 a new church was built. The church building stands intact, but it was burned inside. The Holy Throne built of stone was smashed into smithereens in an exceptional fury. Croats say that it was done by the Muslim zealots while they were digging inside and outside the church looking for gold.


Trebinje: The Church of Transfiguration of The Lord built 1908 - damaged by grenade fragments in the 1991 - 1993 period.

Trijebanj: The Church of Saint Nicholas - built in 1533. Renovated by Padoje Hreban. The church was destroyed with explosives in the end of 1996 or the beginning of 1997 - frescos, dating back to first half of the 16th century were destroyed.

Hum (near Trebinje): The Church - Birth of The Holy Virgin - built in 1750. According to the report of 26th May 1993, the church was severely damaged with the grenades of the Croatian army. The village has also been destroyed by the constant grenade attacks from the Croatian armed forces.





Cavas (Popovo Polje): Monument with the cross - erected to the Orthodox Serb murdered in this village on the 11th of August 1941 was destroyed.

Capljina: The Church of - The Ascension of Christ - built in 1991, severely damaged and burned from inside, so that the top of belfry collapsed. One grenade (from the direction of Ljubusko towards Tasovcici - from the Croat positions side) struck the belfry at the church roof height, which was then riddled with smaller projectiles severely damaging the roof of the church. The altar and the icons were burned and everything else was smashed except the Holy throne.

Cvaljina: The Church of the greatmartyr Saint George - built in 19th century. Damaged during WW2 and again in 1991-1993 period, when it was demolished. The village was burned and destroyed at the same time.

Celebic: The Church of Dormition of The Holy Virgin - built in 1867; transferred in 1960 because of Jablanicko dam. The church was desecrated and looted during 1993 - 1994, and large portion of valuable church items was destroyed according to the report (ECMM, � 3/95, 20) this was committed by the local population of the opposing side. The bishop responsible for the area reported on 22. 09. 1969 That the church stands with its doors smashed, interior of the church demolished, icons were stabbed through with knifes and riddled with bullets. The cemetery was desecrated and partly destroyed in 1996.

Dzep (Parish Konjicka): Small church (chapel) - in the Serbian Orthodox cemetery demolished in (1991 - 1995).



Scenica (platoe Bobani): The Church of The Holy Virgin - built in 19th century, demolished by the Croatian army during (1991 - 1995).