Attempt to Burn Down an Orthodox Church in North Macedonia

Country: North Macedonia

Date of incident: August 22, 2022


In the village of Trebište in western North Macedonia unknown persons attempted on 22. August to set fire to the Church of St. Achilles of Larissa, built around 1840 and decorated with frescoes by Dičo Zograf (1819-1872), one of the most famous fresco painters in the Balkans in the 19th century. Damage was caused by the outbreak the fire inside the church, but it was brought under control.

Source: 4news.mk

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