Church of the Holy Annunciation, Dubrovnik
Holy Annunciation Orthodox church | |
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Црква св. Благовјештења Crkva sv. Blagovještenja | |
Neo-Byzantine[1] | |
Years built | 1877[2] |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina |
The Church of the Holy Annunciation (Serbian: Црква Светог благовјештења, romanized: Crkva Svetog blagovještenja; Croatian: Crkva svetih Blagovijesti) is a Serbian Orthodox church in Dubrovnik, south Croatia. It was built in 1877.
History
The first demand to built an Orthodox church in the city came when in February 1770
On April 30, 1867, in the Municipal Assembly, rich trader
The church has a valuable collection of icons, some of them dating from the 15th and 16th centuries.[5][6] A comprehensive history of the church and its parish entitled The Serbian Orthodox Church in Dubrovnik to the Twentieth Century was published in Dubrovnik, Belgrade and in Trebinje in 2007.[7][8] The book was published in the Gaj's Latin and the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet[9]
Damage and reconstruction
The church sustained damage from bombing during the Siege of Dubrovnik.[2]
In 2009, the church was restored using funds from the
Museum of Serbian Orthodox Church in Dubrovnik
The church community maintains a museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Dubrovnik. It keeps religious objects such as a copy of the
Library of Serbian Orthodox Church in Dubrovnik
The church owns a library of about 12 000 books. In addition to liturgical books in
See also
- Serbs of Dubrovnik
- Walls of Dubrovnik
- Dubrovnik Synagogue
- Dubrovnik Cathedral
- St. Saviour Church, Dubrovnik
- Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina
- List of Serbian Orthodox churches in Croatia
References
- ^ Simmonds, Lauren (January 23, 2017). "A Closer Look at Dubrovnik's Churches". Total Croatia News. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c "PREMA ZAVRŠETKU". Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ ISBN 9780674983922.
- ^ Spasić, Goran; Reljić, Jelica; Perišić, Miroslav (2012). Kultura Srba u Dubrovniku 1790-2010 iz riznice Srpske pravoslavne crkve Svetog blagoveštenja. Beograd: Arhiv Srbije.
- ^ a b c d e "Обновљена православна црква у Дубровнику". Politika (in Serbian). June 8, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Zbirka ikona Srpske pravoslavne crkvene općine, Dubrovnik". MDC Crkvene zbirke (in Serbian). Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Arsic, Irena (July 15, 2011). "Srpska pravoslavna..." (in Serbian). Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Ирена Арсић. "Српска православна црква у Дубровнику: До почетка 20. века, илустрована". микро књига (in Serbian). Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Nepoznati pravoslavni Dubrovnik". Mail-archive.com. December 2, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Spasić, Goran; Reljić, Jelica; Perišić, Miroslav (2012). Kultura Srba u Dubrovniku 1790-2010 iz riznice Srpske pravoslavne crkve Svetog blagoveštenja. Beograd: Arhiv Srbije.