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	Devic Monastery
		Devic Monastery near Srbica (Drenica district) was first built in the first half of the 15th century, and was first endowed by Joannicius of Devic (born in the 14th century), the saint with whom the past of this holy place is connected.
		East from the altar space is the chapel with the marble tomb of Saint Joannicius (Jonicije) of Devic, the patron-saint of the monastery.
		KLA Rebels Accused of Vandalizing the Serb Monastery
	www.kosovo.net /edevic.html (998 words)

	Devič - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the Turkish census from 1455, the monastery is mentioned as the church of the Theotokos (dedicated to the Entrance the Holy Theotokos Mary into the Temple).
		The monastery was destroyed and burnt down during WWII in 1941, at the hands of Albanian quisling forces, the Prior Damaskin Bošković was killed, and Italian troops disassembled the two big bells and took them away, in 1942.
		The marble tomb of the patron saint St. Joanikije of Devic was desecrated by local Albanian extremists in June 1999.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Devic (338 words)

	The Poll Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Devic monastery -Drenica (south of Srbica)- the church of the Presentation of the Holy Virgin was built around the year 1434 by the Despot Djuradj Brankovic to commemorate his daughter Devica's recovery from an illness and was named after her.
		The Monastery of St Uros, with the Church of the Ascension of The Holy Virgin, was built by the Empress Helen at the end of the 14th century, uphill and west of Gornje Nerodimlje, in the small village of Sarenik.
		In 1647-49 Patriarch Paisios bequeathed the manuscript of the hagiography of the Emperor Uros to the monastery.
	www.balkanpeace.org /destruct/clist.html (5049 words)

	Crucified Kosovo: Destroyed and Desacrated Sanctuaries (5)
		Devic monastery -- Drenica (south of Srbica) -- the Church of the Presentation of the Holy Virgin was built around the year 1434 by Despot Djuradj Brankovic in memory of his virgin ("devica") daughter, after whom the monastery was named, and her recovery from an illness.
		The monastery was restored on several occasions and consisted of a number of churches dedicated to the Presentation of the Holy Virgin, St Joannicius and St George.
		Beside the portrait of St Joannicius of Devic, clad in a senior monk's robes and bearing a retained inscription which indicates that he was "the first founder of the place", preserved were also an image of St Akakios and the compositions of The wedding in Kana Galilee and The healing of the Infirm.
	www.rastko.org.yu /kosovo/crucified/churches/ch05.html (418 words)

	Balkan Repository Project - ALARMING NEWS FROM DEVIC MONASTERY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		On Tuesday, October 27, the Abbess of Devic monastery Anastasia on her way from Devic to Pristina reported that all previously held police check points were in the hands of the KLA.
		The monastery is without power supply and the telephone line for several months because no one dares to fix the lines which go through the area controlled by the KLA.
		Devic monastery, built in the 14th century, is situated in the heart of Drenica region in which there are almost no Serbian population.
	www.balkan-archive.org.yu /politics/kosovo/html/Devic102898.html (242 words)

	Raska oblast Raska region english
		Crna Reka monastery is a hermitage in the midst of the south Serbian mountains situated in the gorge of the Black River.
		The greatest treasure of the monastery are the holy and incorruptible relics of St. Peter of Korisha, a famous Serbian ascetic from the 13th century.
		The monastery of Mileseva was founded by Vladislav, King of Serbia, son of Stefan the First-Crowned and grandson of Stefan Nemanja, founder of the Serbian medieval dynasty.
	www.raskaoblast.com /eng (1166 words)

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		Grieboski said he visited Devic monastery it was impossible to express it in words when such devastation is seen.
		The delegation of religious leaders form America, which had to wait for two hours at a KFOR check point for a permit to enter the courtyard of Devic monastery, then prayed in front of the burned Devic altar and the desecrated relics of St Joaniki, and some of them had tears in their eyes.
		Devic monastery (14th century), south of K. Mitrovica, was plundered and set ablaze on March 17 this year in the violence of ethnic Albanians over Serbs in the Province.
	www.mfa.gov.yu /Policy/Bilaterala/USA/activities_e/110804_e.html (207 words)

	Medical Device -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		These devices are subject to general controls which are those controls that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the device, or the device is not life-supporting or life-sustaining and does not present a reasonable source of injury through normal usage.
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		Devices in class II are held to a higher level of assurance that they will perform as indicated and will not cause injury or harm to patient or user.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/93/medical-device.html (729 words)

	ERPKIM Archive \| Nuns of Devic return to their burned out shrine, April 20, 2004
		Accompanied by a strong escort of French KFOR troops, four nuns from the monastery of Devic were returned yesterday to the ashes of an Orthodox holy shrine built in the 15th century which was completely destroyed during the rioting of Albanian terrorists and then looted until March 21.
		Tradition states that the monastery of Devic was built in the location of a hollow beech tree where Joanikije of Devic, the saint to whom this holy shrine is dedicated, lived in his ascetic labors.
		The monastery was destroyed during the Turkish occupation and remained desolate until the restoration of the Pec Patriarchate in 1557.
	www.kosovo.net /news/archive/2004/April_20/1.html (1678 words)

	KFOR Online Homepage
		Helped out: The sisters of the Monastery of Devic had bought an agricultural machine, but being unable to arrange transport as it had to be brought through a zone entirely populated by K-Albanians, the sisters of the Monastery got in touch with KFOR.
		The Monastery was founded in the 15th century and was occupied several days by the Liberation Army of Kosovo (UCK) before it came under the protection of French and afterwards, Russian KFOR troops.
		And as they were unable to arrange transport for this 1.5 ton heavy machine to the monastery and as it had to be brought through a zone entirely populated by K-Albanians, the sisters of the Monastery got in touch with KFOR, and asked for help.
	www.nato.int /kfor/chronicle/2001/nr_010623a.htm (363 words)

	KFOR: Inside KFOR: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This operation consists in restoring, and consolidating Devic monastery under the lead of KFOR Chief- Chaplain Michel de Peyret, with the participation of chaplains from KFOR and the support of the MNB (NE).
		Devic Monastery was built in the XIV century.
		The monastery was almost completely destroyed in March 2004, and its nuns had to leave their accommodation.
	www.nato.int /kfor/inside/2005/08/i050829a.htm (587 words)

	Devic monastery
		At the end of June the monastery was robbed and burnt by KLA.
		In the Metohija region of Drenica, nearby Srbica, is a monastery with a church dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin.
		In a separate chapel there is a grave of a hermit, Ioanikios of Devich (+1430), the local saint who made the monastery become an important place.
	www.yuheritage.com /devic.htm (173 words)

	Net4s (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		ROGUE units of the Kosovo Liberation Army are rapidly destroying the guerrilla organisation's credibility amid a worsening spiral of anarchy in Kosovo.
		In addition to threats to Kosovo's Orthodox heritage and to the Serb population, Kfor is having to consider the safety of the Gypsy population.
		Devic was sacked and burnt by local Albanians loyal to the Germans and Italians in the Second World War, but in the recent conflict local KLA commanders had always vowed they would not attack Orthodox sites.
	www.balkanpeace.org /library/picture/walker.html (680 words)

	Kosovska Mitrovica District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kosovska Mitrovica - being a medieval settlement, is rich in famous edificies and monuments: the Church of St. Dimitri originating from the fourteenth century, and the Church of St. Sava from the nineteenth century.
		In the vicinity of Kosovska Mitrovica is the Devič Monastery, the first mention of which was found in 1578.
		The Kosovska Mitrovica District is featured by a number of significant economic organization from contracting, chemical, garment-industry and agricultural sectors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kosovska_Mitrovica_District (148 words)

	Serbian Orthodox Church
		On the feast of the Holy Emperor Uros of Serbia and St. Joanikije of Devic, December 15, 2004, Metropolitan Amfilohije officiated at the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy served in the monastery of Devic in Kosovo and Metohija.
		Concelebrating with the Metropolitan were Bishops Artemije of Raska and Prizren, Atanasije of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (retired), Teodosije of Lipljan, the abbot of Visoki Decani Monastery, and Maksim of Hum, with the concelebration of eight priests and two deacons.
		During the March pogrom Devic Monastery was attacked by Albanian terrorists and almost leveled with the ground.
	www.spc.org.yu /Vesti-2004/12/16-12-04-e.html (539 words)

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		The "A" Device was awarded to any member of the United States Navy who, while deployed to the Atlantic Ocean between June 22 and December 7, 1941, engaged in armed conflict, or potential armed conflict, with naval forces of the German Kriegsmarine.
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		Devic Monastery is now undefended in Danish Bn troops have withdrawn, with the occupants of the monastery to the platoon base position in the farmhouse, some distance from the patrimonial site.
		Devic Monastery was built in the 14th century and contains the sacred tomb with the relics of St. Joanikije of Devic the Miracle-worker.
		What is currently happening in Kosovo and Metohija, the general and systematic destruction of Christian churches and monasteries in the presence of international forces, represents an unprecedented barbarism which the Diocese has not experienced for centuries.
	www.snd-us.com /Actions/kosovo_mar2004e.html (291 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Serbian Nun Stands Her Ground Against Albanians
		The Drenica region was the birthplace and once-impregnable stronghold of the Kosovo Liberation Army, the rebel Albanian guerrilla force.
		Everyone in Serbia seems to know the story of the Devic nuns; for Serbs, their perseverance was an inspiration, the harassments they complain of a source of rage.
		Devic Monastery stands a few miles southwest of Srbica, or what is left of it.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/inatl/longterm/balkans/stories/letter052599.htm (1099 words)

	Post Reports Only on Albanians
		Editor's Note: Fox News reported on the vandalization of the Devic Monastery and the sexual assault on a young Nun by rampaging KLA soldiers.
		Their report from KFOR-less Srbica was about ethnic Albanians on the road to homes elsewhere and focused on the death of a KLA fighter, which they were told occurred earlier that day at the hands of Serbian troops.
		The Devic Monastery is not obscure to western reporters.
	members.tripod.com /kosovo99/post.htm (918 words)

	Forum 18 Search/Archive
		After the withdrawal of Danish KFOR troops on 18 March from the vicinity of the Devic Monastery, which had been evacuated a day earlier, an Albanian mob set it on fire, the Information Service of the Serbian Orthodox Church reported.
		The Decani monastery in western Kosovo, home to 30 Serbian Orthodox monks, reported on 19 March that the situation in the nearby town had grown serious, with the presence of several thousand Albanian protestors.
		Fr Sava (Janjic), deputy abbot of the Decani Monastery, estimated on 19 March that at least twenty churches and monasteries had been destroyed and burned in Kosovo in the previous 48 hours.
	www.forum18.org /Archive.php?article_id=283 (1021 words)

	Carl Savich \| Columns \| serbianna.com
		Devic monastery -- Drenica (south of Srbica) - the Church of the Presentation of the Holy Virgin was built around the year 1434.
		On August 21, 2001, the St. Atanasije Orthodox Monastery in Leshok in the southeast corner of the Shar Planina mountain range in the Polog valley was totally destroyed with explosives by UCK troops.
		The Matejce Orthodox Monastery in the Skopska Crna Gora region near Kumanovo, built in the 14th century by Czar Dusan and sacred to Orthodox Serbs and Macedonians, was damaged, vandalized, and desecrated by UCK troops who used the church as a headquarters.
	www.serbianna.com /columns/savich/037.html (7220 words)

	Serbia Info News / CNN: Terrorists of KLA ransacked monastery of Devic
		The incident is regarded as one of the most serious assaults by the KLA since NATO peacekeeping troops were deployed in Kosovo and could hurt attempts to convince Serb civilians that they would be protected by NATO forces.
		A French soldier told CNN that KLA members occupied the 15th-century Devic monastery, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of the Kosovo provincial capital, Pristina, from Sunday to Wednesday, robbing its priest and nine nuns and stealing two cars and all the monastery's food.
		KLA forces attempting to return to the monastery fled when they saw the French contingent, the soldier said.
	www.serbia-info.com /news/1999-06/18/12724.html (243 words)

	Photo Gallery 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Devic Monastery burned by the Albanian fascist collaborators in the World War II.
		Even today the monastery is still the target of the terrorist attacks.
		Abbess Hilaria had to protect her monastery with the gun in her hands because the local Albanian police ignored her requests for protection.
	srpska-mreza.com /kosovo/terror5.htm (73 words)

	Balkan Repository Project - 0 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Serb Nuns Beaten, Tortured by Albanians at Devic Monastery KOSOVO, June 18 - Ethnic Albanian terrorists took over the Serb Devic (female) monastery right after the Yugoslav police withdrew, as provided by the NATO "peace process." The Albanians beat and tortured the nuns, according to the Mother Superior, Anastasia.
		The ethnic Albanians desecrated and destroyed the altar of the Monastery church, and damaged the fresco paintings in it.
		The relics of St. Joanikije of Devic, the greatest sanctity of the Monastery Devic, were also ruined.
	www.balkan-archive.org.yu /kosovo_crisis/Jun_19/0.html (1614 words)

	NewStandard: 6/18/99
		Serb fighters appeared at the arched gate of the monastery one day -- only to tell the monks blocking their way that they were there to pray for forgiveness for what they had done, according to the townspeople.
		Further to the east in the heart of Kosovo rebel territory, CNN reported Thursday that Kosovo Liberation Army rebels ransacked and terrorized the monastery of Devic, showing images of shattered icons and reporting a nun's account of being beaten and stripped naked.
		The monastery and the 660-year-old church at its center were the best-preserved in all of Kosovo, he said, and had to be protected.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/06-99/06-18-99/d07wn154.htm (680 words)

	Danas, Without Serbs, Kosovo Cannot Be Ours, interview by Jelena TASIC, March 29, 2004
		The sisters in the Devic monastery were under a blockade of local Albanians, who looted the monastery and tortured the nuns.
		The situation in the Devic monastery, encountered by bishop Atanasije, was not the same as when mother Anastasije went two days later.
		On Sunday, the sight of the Devic monastery was horrible to behold, but the scene encountered by mother Anastasija and father Mihailo had been much worse.
	www.ex-yupress.com /danas/danas123.html (1800 words)

	Serbian Orthodox Church
		Simeon Vilovski, the abbot of Banjska Monastery, visited the burned remains of Devic Monastery near Srbica with an UNMIK police escort and encouraged Abbess Anastasija and her sisterhood in their first efforts to restore this medieval holy shrine where the relics of St. Joanikije (St. Ionnachius) of Devic are kept.
		The monastery is presently under the protection of French KFOR, which on March 17 evacuated the Devic nuns by helicopter with the explanation that the monastery would supposedly remain under military protection.
		Teodosije, Abbot of Visoki Decani Monastery, and Fr.
	www.spc.org.yu /Vesti-2004/04/26-4-04-e01.html (1012 words)

	Serbian Orthodox Church - History
		2.The Mediaeval monastery St. Cosma and Damian Monastery in Zociste (with frescoes), 14th century, looted and vandalized.
		Monastic quarters were looted and set on fire in June while the church was destroyed by explosive on 21st of September.
		Monastery church of The Presentation of the Virgin church in Dolac (nr.
	www.serbianorthodoxchurch.net /historyofchurch/destruction1999/list.html (1332 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The German contingent cannot guarantee safety and security neither for the Serbs, nor for the priests and the monks, and officers advised the Bishop, the priest and monks to leave Prizren tomorrow with the remaining Serbs.
		The nuns have escaped to the Gracanica monastery.
		The Italian troops are stationed near the monastery, and their officers are cooperative, and guarantee safety and security Serbs and Albanians alike.
	www.blythe.org /nytransfer-subs/99eeu/Appeal_of_Bishop_Artemije_(Yugo) (382 words)

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