Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar
| Church of St Nicholas | |
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| Hram svetog Nikole Храм светог Николе |
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 Church of St Nicholas |
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 Church of St Nicholas
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| 45°21′5″N 19°00′7″E / 45.35139°N 19.00194°E | |
| Location | Vukovar, Vukovar-Syrmia County |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
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| Dedication | St Nicholas |
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| Status | Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Register of Cultural Goods of Croatia |
| Style | Baroque |
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| Archdiocese | Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja |
Church of St Nicholas (Serbo-Croatian: Hram svetog Nikole, Serbian Cyrillic: Храм светог Николе) in Vukovar is Serbian Orthodox church in eastern Croatia. Church is one of the oldest baroque buildings of the Serbian community north of the Sava River.[1]
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Architecture [edit]
St Nicholas is nave building with an apse and bell tower at the main facade.[2] The main front in the central part is slightly accentuated, processed by single and doubled pilasters, cornices and attic wavy line on the edges of a classicist vases.[2] Slender tower that emphasize edge pilasters ending baroque arches with the lantern.[2] Vaulted nave of the church is divided into four bays, which are separated by a wide archivolts resting on Ionic capitals, while the semi-dome-vaulted sanctuary.[2]
History [edit]
Present church was built in the period from 1733 till 1737.[3] The church is built on location of old wooden church from 1690.[4][3] The church was closed and looted during the World War II (1941-1942), and in 1991 interior of the church was dynamited by the local Croatian armed units in the city.[3] Reconstruction of external damage is completed, while the restoration of the interior is still in progress.
Inventory [edit]
St Nicholas inventory along church itself, is stated separately in Register of Cultural Goods of Croatia as a collection protected cultural property.[2] Collection is composed of Baroque iconostasis from 1757, 17 icons from 1760, 23 books printed in Moscow in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries - two of which are valuable octoechos from 1537, liturgical vessels, two choirs, the bishop's and the Virgin thrones, pews from the 18th century and table for communion.[2]
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References [edit]
- ^ Konstrukcija poslijeratnog prostora:Simbolička izgradnja Vukovara, Mateo Žanić, Institutu društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar, POLEMOS: časopis za interdisciplinarna istraživanja rata i mira, Vol.XI No.22 Srpanj 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f "Ministarstvo kulture-pretraživanje kulturnih dobara". Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ a b c "Generalni konzulatRepublike Srbije u Vukovaru-kulturno istorijski spomenici". Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ Konstrukcija poslijeratnog prostora:Simbolička izgradnja Vukovara, Mateo Žanić, Institutu društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar, POLEMOS: časopis za interdisciplinarna istraživanja rata i mira, Vol.XI No.22 Srpanj 2008.
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