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Church Of St. Nicholas, Vršac
The Church of St. Nicholas () in Vršac is Serbian Orthodox church in Vojvodina, Serbia. The church was constructed in 1785. The cathedral features a prominent iconostasis painted by Pavel Đurković and woodcarvings by Aksentije Marković. German painter St. G. Laufer restored the iconostasis from 1865 to 1868. Significant renovations have been undertaken multiple times, notably in 1909-1910, 1945, and 1968. The most recent renovations occurred from 2003 to 2007. The building contains a burial vault beneath the sanctuary where the earthly remains of bishops of Vršac and Banat are interred. See also * Eparchy of Banat * Church of the Assumption of the Theotokos, Vršac * Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, Vršac * Church of Saint Gerhard the Bishop and Martyr, Vršac * List of cathedrals in Serbia References {{Serbian Orthodox churches, state=collapsed 18th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings Vršac Cultural Monuments of Great Importance (Serbia) Churches completed in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Orthodox
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the population in Serbia, Montenegro and Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina are baptised members of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is organized into metropolitanates and eparchies, located primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia. Other congregations are located in the Serb diaspora. The Serbian Patriarch serves as first among equals in his church. The current patriarch is Porfirije, enthroned on 19 February 2021. The Church achieved autocephalous status in 1219, under the leadership of Saint Sava, becoming the independent Archbishopric of Žiča. Its status was elevated to that of a patriarchate in 1346, and was subsequently known as the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. This patriarchate was abolished by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of The Assumption Of The Theotokos, Vršac
The Church of the Assumption of the Theotokos () in Vršac is Serbian Orthodox church in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is commonly referred to as Mala crkva (''Little Church'') and Aleksina crkva (''Aleksa's Church''). Aleksa Nikolić from the name was a merchant from Vršac who funded the building of the church. The treasury of this church houses two Gospels of significant historical value. The first was printed in Moscow in 1762 and was gifted by Alekse Nikolić, while the second was presented to the church by Bishop Jovan Georgijević. The oldest parish record dates from 1767. History The building was constructed between 1761 and 1768 under Bishop Jovan Georgijević and consecrated in 1775 by Bishop Vikentije Popović. Iconostasis of the church was painted between 1792 and 1809 by Arsenije Arsa Teodorović, woodcarving by Pantelejmon Nikolajević and the most recent wall icons by Karel Napravnik in 1946 after the end of World War II in Yugoslavia. By installation of a metal fence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churches Completed In 1785
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Cultural Monuments Of Great Importance (Serbia)
Immovable Cultural Heritage of Great Importance ( / ''Nepokretna kulturna dobra od velikog značaja'') are those objects of Immovable Cultural Heritage of Serbia, cultural heritage that enjoy the second-highest level of state protection in the Republic of Serbia, behind the Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance (Serbia), Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance. Immovable Cultural Heritage is classified as being of Great Importance upon decision by the National Assembly of Serbia. They are inscribed in the ''Central Register of Immovable cultural property'' maintained by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia. Objects of Immovable cultural heritage have to fulfill one or more of those criteria defined in the ''Law on Cultural Heritage'' of 1994 in order to be categorized as being "of great importance": # importance for a certain area or time-span; # evidence of social or natural development, or the socio-economic and cultural-his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Orthodox Church Buildings In Vojvodina
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18th-century Eastern Orthodox Church Buildings
The 18th century lasted from 1 January 1701 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCI) to 31 December 1800 (MDCCC). During the 18th century, elements of Enlightenment thinking culminated in the Atlantic Revolutions. Revolutions began to challenge the legitimacy of monarchical and aristocratic power structures. The Industrial Revolution began mid-century, leading to radical changes in human society and the environment. The European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as part of the Age of Sail. During the century, slave trading expanded across the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, while declining in Russia and China. Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work. For example, the "short" 18th century may be defined as 1715–1789, denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolutio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cathedrals In Serbia
This is the list of cathedrals in Serbia sorted by denomination. Eastern Orthodox Cathedrals of the Serbian Orthodox Church: * Cathedral of Assumption of the Theotokos in Kragujevac (Eparchy of Šumadija) * Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Kraljevo (Eparchy of Žiča) * Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Niš (Eparchy of Niš) * Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Vranje (Eparchy of Vranje) * Cathedral of Nativity of the Theotokos in Zaječar (Eparchy of Timok) * Cathedral of Resurrection of Christ in Valjevo ( Eparchy of Valjevo) * Cathedral of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul in Šabac ( Eparchy of Šabac) * Cathedral of Saint Archangel Michael in Belgrade (Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci) * Cathedral of Saint Archangels Michael and Gabriel in Požarevac (Eparchy of Braničevo) * Cathedral of Saint Basil of Ostrog in Prijepolje (Eparchy of Mileševa) * Cathedral of Saint George in Novi Sad (Eparchy of Bačka) * Cathedral of Saint George in Kruševac (Eparchy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Saint Gerhard The Bishop And Martyr, Vršac
The Church of Saint Gerhard the Bishop and Martyr () is a Catholic church in Vršac in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is the largest Catholic church in Serbia. sometimes colloquially called a cathedral despite not being the main church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zrenjanin. History German families were the first Catholics to settle in Vršac in 1717 after the end of Austro-Turkish War and reaorganization of the region from Temeşvar Eyalet into Banat of Temeswar. The parish was founded in 1720. In the absence of a church, a former mosque was used for religious services. The first church was constructed in 1730, with the tower added between 1750 and 1751. A new Neo-Gothic church was built between 1860 and 1863 and was consecrated on December 27, 1863. See also * Cathedral of St. John of Nepomuk, Zrenjanin * Church of St. Nicholas, Vršac * Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, Vršac References {{Reflist Roman Catholic churches completed in 1863 Vršac Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вр ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, Vršac
The Romanian Orthodox Cathedral or specifically Cathedral of Lord's Ascension of Vršac (, ) is a church in Vršac, Vojvodina, Serbia, consecrated in 1912. It is the cathedral of the Diocese of Dacia Felix. See also * Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Timișoara * |
Neo-classicism
Neoclassicism, also spelled Neo-classicism, emerged as a Western cultural movement in the decorative arts, decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was born in Rome, largely due to the writings of Johann Joachim Winckelmann during the rediscovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Its popularity expanded throughout Europe as a generation of European art students finished their Grand Tour and returned from Italy to their home countries with newly rediscovered Greco-Roman ideals. The main Neoclassical movement coincided with the 18th-century Age of Enlightenment, and continued into the early 19th century, eventually competing with Romanticism. In architecture, the style endured throughout the 19th, 20th, and into the 21st century. European Neoclassicism in the visual arts began in opposition to the then-dominant Rococo style. Rococo architecture emphasizes grace, Ornament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Đurković
Pavle or Pavel Đurković (1772 – 1830) was a Serbian painter, portraitist and iconographer who distinguished himself in the iconography of monasteries and portraits of great personalities (mostly Serbs). His greatest work was the iconostasis of the church in Vršac and Bela Crkva from around 1792. Đurković "icon painter from Buda", because from 1793. he painted icons on the iconostasis of the White Church of Saint Peter and Paul. Biography Đurković was born in Baja, Kingdom of Hungary. He traveled to large cities and towns and portrayed wealthier citizens. Thus, in 1811, he made a portrait of Archimandrite Pavle Hadžić. In 1812, he worked in Zemun for the Karamata family, and in 1816 he portrayed Vuk Karadžić and Lukijan Musicki in Šišatovac. In 1820, he painted Metropolitan Stratimirović in Sremski Karlovci. After 1820, he traveled to Wallachia and Russia, painting along the way, and settled in Odessa, where his work went very well, where he progressed as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
