The Church of Saint Elias () is a

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church in

Glamoč Glamoč ( sr-cyrl, Гламоч) is a town and the seat of the Municipality of Glamoč in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in southwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the fo ...

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History

Glamoč parish is documented in the 14th century, but disappeared during the

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in Bosnia. The parish of Glamoč was restored as an independent chaplaincy in 1864, and in 1872 it became a parish again. The first parish church of Saint Elias in Glamoč was built in 1903. The church was looted and burned down during

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and rebuilt in 1969. As part of the inter-ethnic

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, Serb soldiers mined and destroyed the church and rectory in 1992. The new rectory was built in 1997 and until 2009 it served as a place for the celebration of the liturgy. The building of the present church started in 2001 near the ruins of the old church. Three church bells, cast in the Grassmayr foundry in

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, were blessed and placed on the bell tower on 21 December 2005. The biggest bell weighs and is dedicated to the Queen of Croats. The bell dedicated to Saint John the Baptist weighs , and one dedicated to Saint Elijah, Elias weighs . The church was consecrated by bishop Franjo Komarica on 15 November 2014.

Gallery

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References

Roman Catholic churches in Diocese of Banja Luka, Glamoc {{BosniaHerzegovina-RC-church-stub Buildings and structures in Glamoč