Church of St. Peter and Paul, Mostar

Church of St. Peter and Paul
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
Location	Mostar
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	franjevci.info
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 Hum. 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. After the bishop's residence complex was built in Vukodol in 1847, the seat of the new Franciscan province and the seat of the bishop of Mostar, 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. The church has the tallest bell tower in Bosnia and Herzegovina (107 meters). It is also the tallest bell tower in southeast Europe.

Gallery

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  Old church in 1897
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  Old church in 1940
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  Church facade
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  Bell tower
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  Inside of church
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  Church after Siege of Mostar
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  Church after Siege of Mostar, 9 May 1992