Desecration of an Orthodox Church in Crimea

November 13, 2015. The church of the Icon of the Mother of God Sovereign in Simferopol (Crimea) is desecrated, as the website Interfax-religion reports.

On 10th November, unidentified persons wrote on the wall of the church the inscription “Heil Hitler,’ SS lightning bolts and a swastika. The believers partially painted over the inscriptions in order to restore the damage of the wall.

The church was built three years ago and the believers cannot afford the construction of a fence, which will protect the church from vandals. This is the second time that the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God Sovereign is desecrated.

Photo documents from Simferopol and Crimea Diocese of UOC Moscow Patriarcate