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Burglary at the Holy Monastery of Taxiarhon Serifos - Dozens of tamas were stolentranslated

August 19, 2026 · 1 min read

A particularly brazen burglary took place at the historic Taxiarchon Monastery in Serifos, with three perpetrators managing to break into the Holy Church in just 90 seconds, take away dozens of valuable treasures and disappear. According to a publication of cyclades24.gr, the pilgrims used a wooden ladder to pass the outer walls of the Monastery and find themselves in the courtyard. Their faces were covered with scarves, they wore hoods and gloves, and they had bags of burglary tools with them.

They moved as if they knew the place Their movements have been recorded by the security cameras and, according to the estimates of the authorities, they show that the perpetrators knew exactly where they should go. In fact, the possibility is being considered that they had visited the Monastery in the previous period, in order to observe the area and organize the break-in.

The three men immediately headed towards the Holy Church and broke down the door. They then attempted to break the protective glass on the image of the Archangel Gabriel, but found that it was bulletproof.

Then they broke the lock and removed the tamas that were there. Among the…

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