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Midtown Manhattan cathedral engulfed in flames: 'Irreplaceable' 160-year-old Orthodox Christian...
Daily Mail ^ | 5/01/16 | Chris Pleasance

Posted on 05/01/2016 6:38:11 PM PDT by blueyon

"Midtown Manhattan cathedral engulfed in flames: 'Irreplaceable' 160-year-old Orthodox Christian church is consumed by fire" A 160-year-old Orthodox Christian cathedral in New York has been completely destroyed after a huge fire tore through it on Sunday

The blaze broke out at the Serbian Cathedral of Saint Sava on 25th Street in Manhattan's Flatiron district at around 7pm.

It is not known how the fire started, though it is believed to have broken out on the first floor of the building before consuming the interior and roof.

An FDNY spokesman said that nobody was believed to be inside the building at the time the fire started, and there have been no reports of injuries.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: cathedral; christian; christianchurch; church; easter; fire; manhattan; nycchurch; orthodox; orthodoxchurch; orthodoxeaster; religion; serbian; worship
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Tons of Pictures at the link.......Prayers, so sad.
1 posted on 05/01/2016 6:38:11 PM PDT by blueyon
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To: blueyon

Trump! lead the way in restoring his Christian Landmark-—get followers to pitch in with funds to help this group. My bet—Turks or Muslims set the fire.


2 posted on 05/01/2016 6:40:11 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: blueyon

Oh, that’s dreadful. I’m glad nobody was inside, though.


3 posted on 05/01/2016 6:40:30 PM PDT by Tax-chick (What do you think it means?)
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To: blueyon

A bigger loss than 9/11 by far.


4 posted on 05/01/2016 6:41:31 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OMorgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: blueyon

Search is your FRiend:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3426460/posts


5 posted on 05/01/2016 6:43:07 PM PDT by lightman (I'm nobody special...just a follower of the siren call of the Ison.)
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To: steve86

Seriously? A building vs 3000 lives? You need to catch a clue.


6 posted on 05/01/2016 6:43:09 PM PDT by Mom MD
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

How much do you want to bet?


7 posted on 05/01/2016 6:49:50 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: blueyon

Today is EASTER Sunday for Orthodox Christians.


8 posted on 05/01/2016 6:51:36 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: blueyon

bttt


9 posted on 05/01/2016 6:55:38 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: Mom MD

I “think” this means it did worse damage to the building.


10 posted on 05/01/2016 6:56:07 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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Either muslims or democrats or muslim democrats which of course is redundant


11 posted on 05/01/2016 6:56:34 PM PDT by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: blueyon; nikos1121

Sad PING to Nikos..


12 posted on 05/01/2016 6:56:39 PM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: blueyon

Muslims?


13 posted on 05/01/2016 6:57:00 PM PDT by uncitizen (PST! Patriots Support Trump - Join Today!)
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To: blueyon

Every neighborhood I live in has a church go up in flames. Now this, last time St. Agnes.


14 posted on 05/01/2016 6:59:27 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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“Every neighborhood I live in has a church go up in flames. Now this, last time St. Agnes.”

You’re not related to “Hotfoot” Marmelstein the notorious firebug, are you? :)


15 posted on 05/01/2016 7:02:04 PM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: Ad Orientam; antonius; aposiopetic; arielguard; bad company; blinachka; bob808; Brad's Gramma; ...
Orthodox Ping!

Save Thy people, O Lord,
and bless Thine inheritance.
Grant victory to Thy Church over her enemies,
and protect Thy people by Thy Holy Cross!

16 posted on 05/01/2016 7:05:44 PM PDT by lightman (I'm nobody special...just a follower of the siren call of the Ison.)
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To: blueyon

The first picture is horrifying—showing the power of fire.


17 posted on 05/01/2016 7:06:54 PM PDT by exit82 (Road Runner sez:" Let's Make America Beeping Great Again! Beep! Beep!")
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To: miss marmelstein

You’re still more welcome in my neighborhood than Hercule Poirot.

Everywhere he goes someone is murdered.


18 posted on 05/01/2016 7:07:26 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: blueyon
Prayers up.

I begin to suspect this is not an accident, as it happened on Orthodox Easter.

19 posted on 05/01/2016 7:09:36 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: PLMerite
Nah. I just seem to always be around Catholic tragedies, unfortunately.
20 posted on 05/01/2016 7:13:12 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Turks (Muslims))
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