Church of Saint Parascheva (Serbian Cyrillic: Храм Преподобне мати Параскеве) is a Serbian Orthodox church located in Slabinja, Sisak-Moslavina County, in central Croatia. It was dedicated to Saint Parascheva of the Balkans.[2] The Church was built in 1828 and demolished during World War II. Only the perimeter walls are preserved.[3]
| Church of Saint Parascheva | |
|---|---|
Храм Преподобне мати Параскеве | |
 Ruins of the Church in 2020 | |
  Church of Saint Parascheva Shown within Banovina  Church of Saint Parascheva Church of Saint Parascheva (Croatia) | |
| 45°12′38″N 16°40′2″E / 45.21056°N 16.66722°E | |
| Location | Slabinja, Sisak-Moslavina County |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| Tradition | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | Parascheva of the Balkans |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Abandoned |
| Architect(s) | R. Battigelli |
| Style | Baroque, Eastern Orthodox |
| Years built | 1828 |
| Demolished | 1944 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac |
| Parish | Kostajnica and Dubica |
| Clergy | |
| Archpriest | Slaviša Simaković[1] |
The Church is located in the center of village Slabinja, on the south side of the D47 road, towards the river Una.[4]
It is under the jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac.
Patron saint
editSaint Paraskeva was an ascetic female saint of the 10th century.
History
editThe Church was built in 1828[5] based on the R. Battigelli project from 1819. It was built in baroque building style.[3]
In 1944, during World War II, it was demolished by the Ustashe damaging roof structure, vault, interior and church inventory.[6] After the War, ruins remained standing. In 1970, the reconstruction of these valuable buildings began, but the roof, unfortunately, was never set up.[4]
On 4 June 2017, Bishop of Upper Karlovac Gerasim visited the church.[7] Also, the Bishop visited the church on 16 June 2019.[8]
Gallery
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The southwest side of the ruined Church in 2020
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See also
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References
edit- ^ "Sveta Petka u Slabinji". banija.rs. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Kosovac, Mata (1910). Srpska pravoslavna Mitropolija Karlovačka: po podacima od 1905 (in Serbian). Sremski Karlovci.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Strategija lokalnog razvoja područja LAG-a Una 2011-2013 (PDF). Dvor: LAG Una. 2010.
- ^ a b Škiljan, Filip (2008). Kulturno-historijski spomenici Banije (PDF) (in Croatian). Zagreb: SNV. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Cvitanović, Đurđica (1985). Sakralna arhitektura baroknog razdoblja, knjiga I. (in Serbo-Croatian). Zagreb: Gorički i gorsko-dubički arhiđakonat. p. 206.
- ^ Miljanović, M. (January 1991). Devastacija pravoslavnih crkava u Hrvatskoj – gornjokarlovačka Eparhija (in Serbian). Topusko: Srpski glas. pp. 10–11.
- ^ "Episkop Gerasim u Slabinji". banija.rs (in Serbian). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Episkop Gerasim u poseti parohije kostajničke". eparhija-gornjokarlovacka.hr. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
External links
edit- Official website of Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac
- "Srpski pravoslavni hram Prepodobne Mati Paraskeve" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 7 January 2020.