Ascension Church (Loznica)
The Church of the Assumption of Christ ( Serbian Crkva Vaznesenja Gospodnjeg Црква Вазнесења Господњег ) is a Serbian Orthodox church in Loznica in western Serbia . The church has been under construction since 2002 and is due to be completed in 2013. It is dedicated to the Ascension of Christ . The church belongs to the eparchy of Sabac the Serbian Orthodox Church and will be 130 years since the first newly built church Loznicas. So far there is the Church of the Protection and Intercession of the Virgin Mary built in 1873 in the southwest of the city for the Orthodox Christians in Loznica. In terms of area, the church is the third largest church in Serbia.
location
The Church of the Ascension of Christ is located on a small hill northwest of the center of the western Serbian town of Loznica, which is a border town between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina . The church is located on the street Ulica Stojana Glavaša north of the Štira river , a right tributary of the Drina . Near the church are the hospital, the fire station , a city park, a swimming pool, a sports center and the headquarters of the city football club FK Loznica .
History and architecture
The parish of Loznica started building the new Orthodox church on the former property of the Serbian language reformer Vuk Stefanović Karadžić in the Lagator settlement in June 2002 after the Loznica City Council had given the church 50 hectares of building land free of charge. Before construction began, the Archbishop of the Lavrentije Eparchy blessed the place where the church was to be built. The construction of the church was carried out by the construction company Zidar from Loznica . In 2003 the foundation of the church was consecrated by Archbishop Lavrentije. Five bells were installed on the church in 2006. In 2009 four gilded crosses were solemnly placed on the four domes of the church. The church has had some frescoes and icons since 2005 . However, most of the frescoes and the iconostasis still have to be painted or completed.
According to the head of the Eparchy Information Center, Deacon Miloš Petrović, the construction of the Church of the Ascension should be completed in May 2011 to 2013. At the time of the press release, 70 percent of the construction work had been completed. Even if the church is not finished, services, weddings and baptisms take place.
The church is built in the Byzantine style with four domes . Initially, the church should have a usable area of 600 m². After re-planning, it will have more than 1000 m² of usable space on two floors and is 41 meters high. The construction costs are over four million euros. The archpriest of the church is Milan Aleksić, who also directs the construction work.
A four-storey rectory with an area of 4000 m² is also being built. In addition to the apartment for the priest and his family, there will be a chapel, a library, a religious teaching office, a church shop, an internet café, a restaurant and an apartment for the episcopal.
Web links
- Nova crkva u Loznici do 2013. godine. In: Blic, May 15, 2011
- Article about the Church on Politika Online
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nova crkva u Loznici. In: Glas javonosti, June 29, 2002
- ↑ Crkva na Lagatoru kičma nove Loznice. www.naslovi.net, June 7, 2005 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 44 ° 32 ′ 18.9 ″ N , 19 ° 14 ′ 5.9 ″ E