The Saint Spyridon Church (Italian: San Spiridione) is a Serbian Orthodox church in Peroj, Istria, Croatia.[1] The permission to build an Eastern Orthodox church in Peroj was granted by the Republic of Venice in 1788, 130 years after the initial settlement of the local Orthodox community.[2] The church in its current form was completed in 1834.[3]
Saint Spyridon Church, Peroj | |
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Hram svetoga Spiridona Храм светог Спиридона | |
Location | Peroj |
Country | Croatia |
Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
History | |
Dedication | Saint Spyridon |
Architecture | |
Years built | 1788 |
See also
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edit- ^ "Istrapedia-Crnogorska pravoslavna zajednica u Peroju". Retrieved 2013-03-30.
- ^ "Sveti Spiridon". Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Pravoslavni otok u 'katoličkom moru'". Al Jazeera Balkans. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2020.