The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (

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: Црква Светих апостола Петра и Павла;

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: ''Crkva Svetih apostola Petra i Pavla'') is a

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located in

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, central

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. The church is dedicated to the Apostles

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

and

Paul Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ...

. It belongs to the

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History

The church was built in 2004.

Gallery

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References

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