Church of Saint Parascheva ( sr-cyr, Храм Преподобне мати Параскеве) is a
Serbian Orthodox church located in
Slabinja
Slabinja (; hu, Szlabina; sr-cyr, Слабиња) is a village in the Sisak-Moslavina County in the central part of Croatia. It is in the Una Valley near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, southeast of the town of Hrvatska Kostajnica, ...
,
Sisak-Moslavina County, in
central
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Croatia. It was dedicated to Saint
Parascheva of the Balkans. The Church was built in 1828 and demolished during
World War II. Only the perimeter walls are preserved.
The Church is located in the center of
village Slabinja, on the south side of the
D47 road, towards the river
Una.
It is under the
jurisdiction of the
Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac.
Patron saint
Saint Paraskeva was an
ascetic
Asceticism (; from the el, ἄσκησις, áskesis, exercise', 'training) is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from sensual pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals. Ascetics may withdraw from the world for their p ...
female
saint
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of the 10th century.
History
The Church was built in 1828 based on the R. Battigelli project from 1819. It was built in
baroque
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building style.
In 1944, during
World War II, it was demolished by the
Ustashe damaging roof structure, vault, interior and church inventory. After the War, ruins remained standing. In 1970, the reconstruction of these valuable buildings began, but the roof, unfortunately, was never set up.
On 4 June 2017,
Bishop of Upper Karlovac Gerasim visited the church. Also, the Bishop visited the church on 16 June 2019.
Gallery
See also
*
Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva
*
German Opačić
*
List of Serbian Orthodox churches in Croatia
Territory of modern-day Croatia is divided between 7 eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church. 5 of them have their seat in Croatia, one in Serbia and one in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of March 2021 the central public ''Records of Religious Comm ...
References
External links
Official website of Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac*
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Buildings and structures in Sisak-Moslavina County
Churches completed in 1828
Destroyed churches in Croatia
Hrvatska Dubica
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19th-century churches in Croatia