St. Sava Church

The Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Sava in New York City's Manhattan, that was destroyed in a fire, still looks like a scene of devastation.

An unidentified man has been arrested in Toronto, Canada, after crashing his car into the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox church in that town.

Canadian media are reporting that after the incident, the man attempted to flee the scene by stopping other vehicles - but in the end used public transportation.

The New York Post writes about "fears of a coordinated attack on the religion" in the wake of the fires in four Orthodox temples on Orthodox Easter Sunday.

A large fire has destroyed the Serbian Orthodox Church of St. Sava in central Manhattan, New York City, on Orthodox Easter Sunday.

There have been no victims, but the building no longer exists, priest Djokan Majstorovic said, and added:

The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) is celebrating January 27 as the feast day dedicated to its founder, Saint Sava.

Since the mid-19th century, this day is also marked in Serbia as "the school feast day" as St. Sava is considered the patron saint of schools and crafts.