Trinity Cathedral (Pakrac)
The Trinity Church ( Serbo-Croatian : Саборна црква Свете Тројице / Saborna crkva Svete Trojice) in the western Slavonian town of Pakrac is a Serbian Orthodox church in Croatia .
The church was built between 1745 and 1768. It is consecrated to the Holy Trinity .
location
The church is located in the center of the Croatian town of Pakrac in the Slavonia region. The church is located on the right bank of the Pakra River , a left tributary of the Lonja . The Pakra divides Pakrac into a left and a right urban area.
The church is located at the intersection of Trg Bana Jelačić and Ulica 30. svibnja streets. Opposite is the Serbian Orthodox Episcopal Palace of the Eparchy of Slavonia.
History and architecture
The cathedral is the largest and most important Serbian Orthodox church in Pakrac, but it is also its only one. There are also two Roman Catholic churches in Pakrac .
From 1745 to 1768 the Trinity Cathedral was built in the Baroque style. From 1793 to 1796 the cathedral was renovated by the famous Viennese architect Hermann Bollé , a native of Cologne . He gave it New Byzantine elements. The then Eparch of the Eparchy Miron (Nikolić) played an important role in the restoration of the cathedral . The cathedral as well as the bishop's palace are one of the most important monuments of Neo-Byzantineism in Croatia.
The cathedral's monumental iconostasis was the work of carpenters from the Croatian capital, Zagreb . The icons were painted by the two Serbian artists Stevan Todorović and Živko Jugović. The iconostasis and most of the inventory of the cathedral disappeared during the Croatian War (1991-1995).
In 1991, the Trinity Cathedral was bombed and set on fire by Croatian forces, causing severe damage to the interior and exterior of the cathedral. The same happened with the bishop's palace. From 2003 to 2005 the cathedral was partially renovated without giving it back its old glory. The cathedral has been renewed since 2012.
swell
- Article about the cathedral on the website of the Eparchy of Slavonia ( Memento of March 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Serbian)
Coordinates: 45 ° 26 ′ 6.4 " N , 17 ° 11 ′ 42.7" E