The Church of St. Nicholas (, ) in
Ritiševo
Ritiševo ( sr-cyr, Ритишево; ; ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Vršac municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority (72.10%) and its population numbering 496 p ...
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Romanian Orthodox
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church in
Vojvodina
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,
Serbia
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, dedicated to
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...
.
History
The church was first mentioned in 1763 but was damaged during the Austro-Turkish War in 1788. It was rebuilt in 1796-97, retaining the typical form of Banat churches from the Ottoman period, with a wooden vault and a striking Baroque western façade with a small tower.
Protection
The protection of the church in Ritiševo was first established by a decision of the Institute for the Protection and Scientific Study of Cultural Monuments of
SAP Vojvodina
The Socialist Autonomous Province of Vojvodina was one of two autonomous provinces within the Socialist Republic of Serbia, in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The province is the direct predecessor to the modern-day Serbia ...
in
Novi Sad
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(No. 127) on March 5, 1958.
The site's classification as a Cultural Property of Great Importance was published in the Official Gazette of AP Vojvodina No. 28/91.
It was subsequently registered in the Central Register on December 30, 1997 (SK 1436) and in the Local Register on December 31, 1997 (No. 37).
The Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments in Pančevo is responsible for maintaining the local register.
See also
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Diocese of Dacia Felix
The Diocese of Dacia Felix (; ) is the Romanian Orthodox diocese of the Romanians in Serbia (including the Timok Vlachs).
History
In 1971, the Romanian parishes in the Serbian Banat were merged into a vicariate the center of which was Vršac (), ...
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Romanian Orthodox Cathedral, Vršac
References
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18th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
Romanian Orthodox churches in Serbia
Cultural Monuments of Great Importance (Serbia)
Diocese of Dacia Felix
Churches completed in 1763