Desecration of Christian Churches in Kessab – photos
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Desecration of Christian Churches in Kessab – photos –
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Holy Trinity Armenian Evangelical Church – Exterior showing fire damge through windows and graffiti
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Heartbreaking images from Kessab, Syria as the Armenian community begins to survey the damages and prepares to return to their historic homes.
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Extremist islamist militants have damaged and desecrated Armenian Christian churches in Kessab which was liberated in recent days by the syrian army.
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St. Michael Armenian Catholic Church – Jesus burial statue broken into pieces
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Outside St. Mary’s Armenian Church in Karadouran – Desecrated cross.
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St. Mary’s Armenian Church in Karadouran. No crosses on the domes.
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St. Michael Armenian Catholic Church – Historic icon destroyed.
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Armenian Apostolic Church of Kessab (St. Mary) -delibrately broken crosses.
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Korkuneh Armenian Evangelical Church – Desecrated cross, broken of the top of the church.
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Photos courtesy of Rev. Sevag Trashian and Kessab.net
All photos taken Sunday, June 15, 2014
Thank you Tamar Manjikian Mashigian for assisting with photo identification.
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