Updated list of churches and monasteries and shrines damaged in the Syrian crisis (22 Dec 2013)

Details: Last Updated: 22 December 2013

The following is an updated list of churches, monasteries and shrines damaged in the Syrian crisis released from the Patriarchate on 21 Dec 2013):

List of Damaged Syrian Churches and Shrines (21-Dec-2013)
Number	Governorate/Region	Place	Denomination	Church of Shrine
1	Damascus and district	Bab Sharqi	Melkite Greek Catholic	Patriarchate and Cathedral of the Dormition
2	Damascus and district	Bab Touma	Roman Catholic (Latin)	Church and Monastery of the Franciscan Fathers
3	Damascus and district	Bab Sharqi	Syriac Catholic	St Paul's Cathedral
4	Damascus and district	Bab Touma	Armenian Catholic	Cathedral of the Queen of the World
5	Damascus and district	Qassa'a	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Cyril’s Church
6	Damascus and district	Qassa'a	Greek Orthodox	Holy Cross Church
7	Damascus and district	Telyani	Roman Catholic (Latin)	St Anthony of Padua’s Church
8	Damascus and district	Bab Sharqi	Armenian Orthodox	St Sergius’ Cathedral
9	Damascus and district	Zabadani	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Elias’ Church
10	Damascus and district	Zabadani	Greek Orthodox	Church of the Dormition
11	Damascus and district	Harasta	Melkite Greek Catholic	Church of Our Lady of Peace
12	Damascus and district	Harasta	Greek Orthodox	St Elias’ Church
13	Damascus and district	Herbin	Greek Orthodox	St George’s Church
14	Damascus and district	Daraya	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Paul's Church
15	Damascus and district	Daraya	Greek Orthodox	St Tekla's Church
16	Damascus and district	Hina	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Elias’ Church
17	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Melkite Greek Catholic	Sts Sergius and Bacchus’ Monastery
18	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Melkite Greek Catholic	St George’s Church
19	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Leontius’ Church
20	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Elias’ Church
21	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Melkite Greek Catholic	Sts Cosmas and Damian’s Shrine
22	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Thomas’ Shrine
23	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Saba’s Shrine
24	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Melkite Greek Catholic	Holy Cherubim Shrine
25	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Greek Orthodox	St Barbara’s Shrine
26	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Greek Orthodox	Shrine of St Elias
27	Damascus and district	Ma’alula	Greek Orthodox	St Tekla’s Church and Monastery
28	Damascus and district	Saydnaya	Greek Orthodox	Church and Monastery of the Holy Cherubim
29	Damascus and district	Saydnaya	Greek Orthodox	Church and Monastery of Our Lady
30	Ar-Raqqah	Ar-Raqqah	Melkite Greek Catholic	Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation
31	Ar-Raqqah	Ar-Raqqah	Armenian Catholic	Church of the Martyrs
32	Ar-Raqqah	Ar-Raqqah	Melkite Greek Catholic	Christian Education Centre
33	Ar-Raqqah	Ar-Raqqah	Melkite Greek Catholic	Family Fraternity (care centre for the disabled )
34	Ar-Raqqah	Al-Tabaqah	Melkite Greek Catholic	Sts Sergius and Bacchus' Church
35	Ar-Raqqah	Madinat al-Thawra	Greek Orthodox	New-style Church
36	Ar-Raqqah	Tell Abiad	Armenian Orthodox	Holy Cross Church
37	Ar-Raqqah	Tell Abiad	Armenian Orthodox	Autonomous Church
38	Al-Hasakah	Ras al-Ain	Syriac orthodox	St Thomas’ Church
39	Deir al-Zur and district	Deir al-Zur	Armenian Catholic	Gregory the Illuminator’s Church
40	Deir al-Zur and district	Deir al-Zur	Latin	Church and Monastery of the Capuchin Fathers
41	Deir al-Zur and district	Deir al-Zur	Latin	Sisters’ Church
42	Deir al-Zur and district	Deir al-Zur	Syriac orthodox	Church of Our Lady
43	Deir al-Zur and district	Deir al-Zur	Armenian Orthodox	Church of the Martyrs
44	Aleppo	Sahat farahat	Melkite Greek Catholic	Archbishopric
45	Aleppo	Sahat farahat	Greek Melkite Catholic	Cathedral of the Dormition
46	Aleppo	Al-jedayda	Armenian Orthodox	Church of the Forty Martyrs
47	Aleppo	Al-azizyah	Latin	Monastery of St Francis of Assisi
48	Aleppo	Aal-fillat	Greek Orthodox	St Elias’ Church
49	Aleppo	Alazizyah	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Michael’s Church
50	Aleppo	Al-jedayda	Maronite	St Elias’ Church
51	Aleppo	Sabeh-bahrat	Evangelical	Arab Evangelical
52	Aleppo	Al-Mydan	Armenian Orthodox	St Kevork’s Church
53	Aleppo	Brad	Maronite	St Maroun's Church
54	Jisr Al-Shugour and district	Al-Qnayyah	Latin	Church and Monastery of St Joseph
55	Jisr Al-Shugour and district	Al-Yacubiyeh	Latin	Our Lady’s Church
56	Jisr Al-Shugour and district	Al-Yacubiyeh	Armenian Orthodox	Holy Cherubim Church
57	Jisr Al-Shugour and district	Al-Yacubiyeh	Armenian Orthodox	Church and Monastery of St Anna
58	Jisr Al-Shugour and district	Al-qasaneyeh	Latin	Church and Monastery of St Anthony of Padua
59	Jisr Al-Shugour and district	Jisr Al-Shugour	Latin	Church of the Sacred Hearts
60	Dar’a	Chakra	Melkite Greek Catholic	Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation
61	Dar’a	Namir	Melkite Greek Catholic	Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation
62	Dar’a	Rakham	Melkite Greek Catholic	Sts Peter and Paul’s Church
63	Dar’a	Dar’a	Melkite Greek Catholic	Church of St John Damascene
64	Dar’a	Al-Mismyah	Melkite Greek Catholic	Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation
65	Homs and district	Yabroud	Melkite Greek Catholic	Church of Sts Constantine and Helena
66	Homs and district	Yabroud	Melkite Greek Catholic	Church of Our Lady
67	Homs and district	Sadad	Syriac Orthodox	St George’s Church
68	Homs and district	Sadad	Syriac Orthodox	St Michael’s Church and Cemetery
69	Homs and district	Sadad	Syriac Orthodox	St Elias’ Church
70	Homs and district	Sadad	Syriac Orthodox	St Theodore’s Church
71	Homs and district	Qara	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Michael’s Church
72	Homs and district	Qara	Melkite Greek Catholic	Monastery of St James the Mutilated
73	Homs and district	Rablah	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Elias’ Church and Monastery
74	Homs and district	An-Nabk	Syriac Catholic	Monastery of St Moses the Abyssinian
75	Homs and district	An-Nabk	Syriac Catholic	St Moses' Church
76	Homs and district	An-Nabk	Melkite Greek Catholic	St George’s Church
77	Homs and district	Al Husn	Melkite Greek Catholic	Church and Monastery of the Dormition
78	Homs and district	Giwar-al-hafes	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Joseph’s Church
79	Homs and district	Hawash	Greek Orthodox	St John Chrysostom’s Church
80	Homs and district	Deir Atiyah	Greek Orthodox	Church of the Dormition
81	Homs and district	Deir Atiyah	Melkite Greek Catholic	Our Lady’s Church
82	Homs and district	Al-Qusayr	Melkite Greek Catholic	St Elias’ Church
83	Homs and district	Bostan Al Dewan	Latin	Monastery of the Jesuit Fathers
84	Homs and district	Al-hamidieh	Maronite	St Charbel's Church
85	Homs and district	Bostan Al Dewan	Melkite Greek Catholic	Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace
86	Homs and district	Al-hamidieh	Syriac orthodox	Our Lady’s Church
87	Homs and district	Al-hamidieh	Greek Orthodox	St Elias’ Church
88	Homs and district	Bostan Al Dewan	Greek Orthodox	Cathedral of the Forty Martyrs

Must all churches, mosques, homes and villages be destroyed in order to end the war on Syria?!

With my love and my blessing

+Gregorios III

Patriarch of Antioch and All the East,

Of Alexandria and Jerusalem

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