Vidovdan Heroes Chapel

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Vidovdan Heroes Chapel
Kapela vidovdanskih heroja, Капела видовданских хероја
Kapela Vidovdanskih heroja.jpg
Religion
AffiliationSerbian Orthodox Church
Governing bodyMetropolitanate of Dabar-Bosna
Location
LocationCentar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic coordinates43°52′0.76″N 18°24′38.88″E / 43.8668778°N 18.4108000°E / 43.8668778; 18.4108000
Architecture
Architect(s)Aleksandar Deroko
StyleSerbo-Byzantine Revival
Completed1939

The Vidovdan Heroes Chapel[a] is a Serbian Orthodox chapel and mausoleum located on the Holy Archangels Georgije and Gavrilo Orthodox Cemetery[b] located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The crypt of the chapel contains the bodily remains of Gavrilo Princip and other members of Young Bosnia who took part in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914.[1]

In 2019, the chapel was renovated.[2]

Burials[]

The twelve people interred in the crypt of the chapel are Gavrilo Princip, Bogdan Žerajić, Vladimir Gaćinović, Nedeljko Čabrinović, Danilo Ilić, Veljko Čubrilović, , , Mihajlo Miško Jovanović, , Trifko Grabež and .[3]

Notes[]

  1. ^
    Sometimes referred to as the Chapel of Vidovdan Heroes.
  2. ^
    As there is no archangel close to the name of Georgije, it is assumed that the name was meant to be the Holy Archangels Mihailo and Gavrilo Orthodox Cemetery.

References[]

  1. ^ Sveti Arhangeli Georgije i Gavrilo
  2. ^ Renovation of the chapel
  3. ^ The Chapel of the Vidovdan Heroes

External links[]

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