The Church of Saint Elijah is a

Serbian Orthodox Church The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church#Constit ...

dedicated to St. Elijah located in

Vushtrri Vushtrri ( sq-definite, Vushtrria; sr-Cyrl, Вучитрн, ''Vučitrn'') is a List of cities in Kosovo, city and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality located in the District of Mitrovica, Mitrovica District in Kosovo. According to the 2024 c ...

(),

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

.
It was built in 1834 on the foundations of an old Orthodox church, where the buried church items were found. Its

murals A mural is any piece of graphic artwork that is painted or applied directly to a wall, ceiling or other permanent substrate. Mural techniques include fresco, mosaic, graffiti and marouflage. Word mural in art The word ''mural'' is a Spanish ...

were painted in 1871 by Blaž Damnjanović from

Debar Debar ( ; , sq-definite, Dibra or Dibra e Madhe) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has an ethnic Albanian majorit ...

Destruction in 1999

The church was desecrated in June 1999 in the presence of the French

KFOR KFOR may refer to: * KFOR (AM), a radio station (1240 AM) licensed to Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, * KFOR-TV, a television station (channel 4 analog/27 digital) licensed to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, * KFOR-TV (Nebraska), a defun ...

troops. The priest's house was also looted and damaged. The church was set on fire once again in 2004, but in the following years it was partially restored.Srbi vratite se u Vučitrn, blic.rs 7.2.2014
/ref>

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Church of Saint Elijah, Vucitrn Cultural heritage monuments in Vushtrri Serbian Orthodox church buildings in Kosovo Destroyed churches in Kosovo Former Serbian Orthodox churches 19th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings 1834 establishments in Europe Cultural heritage of Kosovo Cultural heritage monuments in Kosovska Mitrovica District Churches in Vushtrri