Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj

Church of St. Demetrius
Church of St. Demetrius
Crkva svetog Dimitrija; Црква светог Димитрија
Style	Baroque
Specifications
Height	50 m
Floor area	576 m2
Administration
Archdiocese	Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja

The Church of St. Demetrius (

Serbian Orthodox church in Dalj in eastern Croatia, and the cathedral of the Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja.^[2] The first church on this site was built in 1715, and the present-day church in 1799.^[3] The church of St. Demetrius is the largest cathedral of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia.^[3]

Name

The church is dedicated to and named after

military saints, often paired with Saint George. His feast day is 26 October for Christians following the Gregorian calendar and 8 November for Christians following the Julian calendar

.

Architecture

The height of church bell tower is 50 metres, church width is 16 metres and length 36 metres.[1]

History

On the site of the present-day church, which was built in 1799, stood an older wooden church which was often the case with Orthodox churches in eastern Croatia.^[1] At the site of the wooden church in 1715 was built the first church made of solid material.^[1] Construction of the current church began in 1791.^[1]

The church's iconostasis was completed in 1824 and the church consecrated in 1840.^[1] The church has been renovated in its history several times, in 1837, 1866, 1901, 1931, 1949 and 2004.^[1]

The church was badly damaged during

icons survived), the roof tiles removed, the tower dynamited and parts of the church walls destroyed.^[1]

Patriarchal palace

Next to the church is the Patriarchal palace, one of the summer residences of the Serbian Patriarchs.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Sekulić, Srđan (June 2013). Православни храмови источне Славоније, Барање и западног Срема /1/ (PDF). Извор, Joint Council of Municipalities (in Serbian). VII (69). Vukovar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
^ "Hramovna slava i osvećenje zvona u Dalju". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2013-04-08.
^ ^a ^b "Turistička zajednica Općine Erdut-Sakralni objekti". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2013-04-08.

[Izvor-Zajedničko_vijeće_općina-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Sekulić, Srđan (June 2013). Православни храмови источне Славоније, Барање и западног Срема /1/ (PDF). Извор, Joint Council of Municipalities (in Serbian). VII (69). Vukovar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-07-11.

[Pravoslavlje-2] "Hramovna slava i osvećenje zvona u Dalju". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2013-04-08.

[Turistička_zajednica-3] "Turistička zajednica Općine Erdut-Sakralni objekti". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2013-04-08.

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v t e Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia
Eparchies	Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana Eparchy of Dalmatia Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja Eparchy of Slavonia Eparchy of Srem (partly in Croatia) Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (partly in Croatia)	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 Church of St. George, Opatovac Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Šarengrad Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Mohovo Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Ilok Church of the Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas, Bijelo Brdo
Central Croatia	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
North Adriatic	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

v t e Erdut Municipality
Settlements by pupulation	Dalj (de facto seat) Bijelo Brdo Erdut (de jure seat) Aljmaš
Attractions	Danube Drava Erdut Castle Eastern continental wine regions Cultural and Scientific Center "Milutin Milanković" Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Dalj Planina Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja Marian church in Aljmaš
Traffic routes	D213 road D519 road R202 railway (Croatia)
History	Dalj massacre Erdut killings Erdut Agreement
Neighboring municipalities and cities	Bilje Osijek Trpinja Borovo Apatin (Serbia) Odžaci (Serbia) Bač (Serbia)

Vukovar-Syrmia County		Borovo Markušica Gaboš Karadžićevo Ostrovo Podrinje Negoslavci Trpinja Bobota Bršadin Ćelije Ludvinci Pačetin Vera
Osijek-Baranja County	Erdut Aljmaš Bijelo Brdo Dalj Jagodnjak Bolman Majške Međe Novi Bolman Šodolovci Ada Koprivna Palača Paulin Dvor Petrova Slatina Silaš
Serb communities in the geographic area of work	Banovci Divoš Karanac Klisa Mlaka Antinska Novo Nevesinje Orolik Serbs of Vukovar Sokolovac Srijemske Laze Vinkovački Banovci

v t e Cathedrals in Croatia
Roman Catholic cathedrals	Bjelovar Đakovo Dubrovnik Gospić Hvar Korčula Krk Poreč Požega Rijeka Sisak Šibenik Split Trogir Varaždin Zadar Zagreb
Roman Catholic co-cathedrals	Križevci Makarska Osijek Pula Senj
Serbian Orthodox cathedrals	Zagreb Dalj Karlovac Jasenovac de jure (Pakrac de facto) Šibenik
Croatian Greek Catholic cathedrals	Križevci
Croatian Greek Catholic co-cathedrals	Zagreb

Name

Architecture

History

Patriarchal palace

See also

References