Church of St. Peter and Paul, Mostar
Church of St. Peter and Paul | |
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Franjevačka crkva i samostan sv. Petra i Pavla | |
Church of St. Peter and Paul Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
43°20′16″N 17°48′31″E / 43.3379°N 17.8086°ECoordinates: 43°20′16″N 17°48′31″E / 43.3379°N 17.8086°E | |
Location | Mostar |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | franjevci |
History | |
Status | Active |
Founded | 1866 |
Dedication | St. Peter and St.Paul |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Roman Catholic church and monastery |
Architectural type | Church |
Style | Modernism |
Years built | 1866 (old church), 1999 (new church) |
Demolished | 1992 (old church) |
Specifications | |
Number of spires | 1 |
Spire height | 107.2 m (351 ft 8 in) |
Bells | 5 |
Church of St. Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic church with a monastery in Mostar. It is located along the river Radobolja, at the foot of . The church is run by the Franciscans.
History[]
The conditions for the construction of this church were created only by the weakening of Ottoman power, the easing of discipline and the reforms of the Ottoman Empire.[1] After the bishop's residence complex was built in in 1847, the seat of the new Franciscan province and the seat of the bishop of Mostar,[2] in 1866 the Franciscan church of St. Peter and Paul in the city itself. Thirty years later, a Franciscan monastery was built. The church was destroyed in the Serb-Montenegrin shelling of Mostar in 1992. It was rebuilt after the war.[3] The church has the tallest bell tower in Bosnia and Herzegovina (107 meters).[4] It is also the tallest bell tower in southeast Europe.[5]
Gallery[]
Old church in 1897
Old church in 1940
Church facade
Bell tower
Inside of church
Church after Siege of Mostar
Church after Siege of Mostar, 9 May 1992
References[]
- ^ https://franjevci-mostar.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/Povijest/index.html?page=24
- ^ "Mostar | Hrvatska enciklopedija". enciklopedija.hr. Retrieved Aug 12, 2021.
- ^ https://franjevci-mostar.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/Povijest/index.html?page=68
- ^ "Sv. Petra i Pavla - Raspored Svetih Misa". sveta-misa.org. Retrieved Aug 12, 2021.
- ^ "Romania to Start Building Balkans' Tallest Church". balkaninsight.com. Retrieved Aug 12, 2021.
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