Church in Karlovac, Croatia
Cathedral of St. Nicholas The renovated church
Location Karlovac Country Croatia Denomination Serbian Orthodox Dedication Saint Nicholas Style Baroque [1] Years built 1803[1] Archdiocese Eparchy of upper Karlovac
The Church of St. Nicholas or Karlovac Cathedral (Serbian : Саборна црква Светог Николе у Карловцу [2] ), is a Serbian Orthodox church located in Karlovac , in central Croatia . The original church (destroyed in 1993) was finished in 1787, and was dedicated to Saint Nicholas . In 2007, the church was completely renovated.
History [ ]
The local Serbian community collected money for today's church in 1781 and a request for permission to build it sent to authorities in 1784. Permission for construction was granted and work started in 1785.[3] The church was completed in 1787[3] and worship began in 1803.[1]
Land was purchased for 3,000 Forints and 12 Ducats.[4] The construction supervisor and architect for the new church was Josip Štiler.[4] Construction costs were 30,000 Forints which were collected by the members of the local church municipality and by Serb merchants from Karlovac and Trieste .[4] Arsa Teodorović painted icons for the church's iconostasis and the building was sanctified by Bishop Petar Jovanović in 1803.[4]
The church was devastated during World War II , and then again in 1991, during the Croatian War of Independence , when mines were detonated inside the church by Croatian forces.[1] The church was repeatedly blown up and robbed until final destruction in 1993.[1]
2005 picture of the destroyed church.
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The facility was completely renovated in 2007.[1] At 7 January 2012, on the Serbian Orthodox Church 's Christmas liturgy , Croatian President Ivo Josipović visited the church.[5]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Serbian Orthodox church buildings
Serbia
Church of Saint Sava
St. Michael's Cathedral
St. George, Banovo Brdo
Ružica
St. Mark's Church, Belgrade
St. Basil of Ostrog
Church of the Ascension, Belgrade
St. Achillius, Arilje
Peter's Church, Ras
St. Mark's Church, Užice
Cave Church, Lukovo
Štava Church
Odžaklija
Kađenica
Lazarica Church
Church of St. George, Lukovo
Church of Holy Ascension, Krupanj
Saint George's Cathedral, Novi Sad
the Assumption, Zrenjanin
Our Lady of Ljeviš *
Cathedral of Saint George, Prizren
Church of the Virgin Hodegetria *
Church of St. Elijah, Podujevo *
Church of St. Nicholas, Prizren *
Mala Gospojina Church *
Church of Christ the Saviour, Pristina *
Rakovica Monastery
Holy Trinity Cathedral, Niš
Church of St. Nicholas, Šid
Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva
Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja
Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar
Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci
Church of St. George, Kneževo
Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Negoslavci
Church of Pentecost, Markušica
Church of St. George, Bobota
Church of St. Stephen, Borovo
Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Srijemske Laze
Church of St. Peter and Paul, Bolman
Church of St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac
Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci
Church of St. Panteleimon, Mirkovci
Church of St. Nicholas, Mikluševci
Church of St. Elijah, Novi Jankovci
Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Gaboš
Church of St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak
Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj
Church of St. George, Tovarnik
Church of St. Nicholas, Pačetin
Church of St. Peter and Paul, Orolik
Church of the Presentation of Mary, Čakovci
Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Ostrovo
Church of the Saint Archangel Michael, Darda
Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Osijek
Church of the Presentation of Mary, Popovac
Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Zagreb
Church of St. George, Grubišno Polje
Church of St. Nicholas, Karlovac
Church of Saint Parascheva, Slabinja
Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Drežnica
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Štikada
Church of St. George, Varaždin
Church of the Holy Annunciation, Dubrovnik
Orthodox Church in Knin
Church of St. Peter and Paul, Tepljuh
St. Spyridon Church, Peroj
Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka
Church of St. Nicholas, Vrlika
Orthodox church of Holy Salvation, Cetina
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Other countries
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church , Slovenia
Serbian Church in Arad , Romania
St. Sava Church, Paris , France
Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste , Italy
Annunciation Church, Szentendre , Hungary
Transfiguration Church, Szentendre , Hungary
Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Stockholm , Sweden
Notes * indicate churches in Kosovo , which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Serbia and Kosovo.
Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia
Eparchies Churches
Eastern Croatia
Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva
Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja
Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar
Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci
Church of St. George, Kneževo
Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Negoslavci
Church of Pentecost, Markušica
Church of St. George, Bobota
Church of St. Stephen, Borovo
Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Srijemske Laze
Church of St. Peter and Paul, Bolman
Church of St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac
Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci
Church of St. Panteleimon, Mirkovci
Church of St. Nicholas, Mikluševci
Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Gaboš
Church of St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak
Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj
Church of St. Nicholas, Pačetin
Church of St. George, Tovarnik
Church of St. Elijah, Novi Jankovci
Church of St. Peter and Paul, Orolik
Church of the Presentation of Mary, Čakovci
Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Ostrovo
Church of the Saint Archangel Michael, Darda
Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Osijek
Church of the Presentation of Mary, Popovac
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Coordinates : 45°29′35″N 15°33′24″E / 45.49306°N 15.55667°E / 45.49306; 15.55667