The Church Holy Trinity, Kumanovo (Macedonian

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: Црква Света Троица, Куманово) is an Eastern Orthodox church in the city of

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. Since they were not admitted to the Church of St Nicholas, controlled by the

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, the local

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decided to build a church of their own. They called for help from the Serbian government who sponsored the drawing of its blueprints, done by Russian architect Vladimir Antonov. The church was built during 1901 by Mihajlo Djordjević from

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. The

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was made from a donation by Queen Draga of Serbia and featured many Serbian saints such as St Sava,

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and St Uroš.Dr J. Dedijer, Nova Srbija, Belgrade 1913, p. 122

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{{Macedonian Orthodox church buildings Churches in Kumanovo Macedonian Orthodox churches

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