Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Ilok

Church of the Saint Archangel Michael
Church of the Saint Archangel Michael
Црква светог Архангела Михаила
Style	Baroque
Years built	2016 (identical to previous building from 1802-1942)
Administration
Archdiocese	Eparchy of Srem

Church of the Saint Archangel Michael (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква светог Архангела Михаила, Croatian: Crkva svetog Arhangela Mihaila) in Ilok is a Serbian Orthodox church in eastern Croatia. Contemporary church was built in 2016 as an exact copy of the previous church which was built at the same location between 1798 and 1802 and which was destroyed in 1942 during the Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia during the World War II in Yugoslavia.^[1]^[2] An older Serbian Orthodox church was constructed further away from the centre of the town in 1702 but at the time of construction of the new church that building was already ruined.^[2]

Together with the Church of St. George, Tovarnik and Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva it is one of three churches under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Srem with the seat in Sremski Karlovci, contrary to the most of the other Serbian Orthodox churches in eastern Croatia that are under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja.^[3]

Reconstruction of the current building was supported by the

UNTAES in 1998 leading to a political controversy over the issue which was resolved with the agreement that the exact copy of the previous church will be built.^[2] The event celebrating the completion of the reconstruction in 2016 brought together Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Srem Vasilije Vadić, mayor of Ilok Marina Budimir and her deputy Josip Kovač as well as representatives from the Office for Cooperation with Churches and Religious Communities, Vukovar-Syrmia County, Šid, Bačka Palanka and the Joint Council of Municipalities.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Pravoslavna crkva u Iloku podignuta iz pepela". Radio Television of Serbia. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Pravoslavna crkva u Iloku". Radio Ilok. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ Sekulić, Srđan (12 October 2018). "Crkve svetog arhangela Mihaila: Beli Manastir, Čepin, Darda i Ilok". Joint Council of Municipalities. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
^ "Posvećena pravoslavna crkva u Iloku". Radio Ilok. n.d. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[RTS-1] "Pravoslavna crkva u Iloku podignuta iz pepela". Radio Television of Serbia. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[Ilok1-2] "Pravoslavna crkva u Iloku". Radio Ilok. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[Srbi.hr.2018_Darda-3] Sekulić, Srđan (12 October 2018). "Crkve svetog arhangela Mihaila: Beli Manastir, Čepin, Darda i Ilok". Joint Council of Municipalities. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[Ilok2-4] "Posvećena pravoslavna crkva u Iloku". Radio Ilok. n.d. Retrieved 24 December 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

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 Town of Ilok
Settlements:	Bapska Ilok Mohovo Šarengrad
Former settlements:	Novak
Buildings and landmarks:	Church of Saint John of Capistrano Church of St. Michael the Archangel Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord Ilok Castle Ilok Wine Cellars Jewish cemetery of Ilok Ottoman monuments of Ilok Principovac Country Estate
Neighboring municipalities	Lovas Šid (Serbia) Bačka Palanka (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

See also

References