Church of St. Elias the Prophet (Ilijaš)
The Church of St. Prophet Elias ( Serbian : Храм Светог Пророка Илије, Hram Svetog Proroka Ilije ) in Ilijaš is a Serbian Orthodox Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina . The church was built from 1879 to 1881. It is dedicated to the Old Testament prophet Elijah . The church belongs to the metropolitan area of Dabrobosnia of the Serbian Orthodox Church .
location
The church is not far from the banks of the Bosna . The smaller Misoča river also flows near the church. The church is in the center of the city.
history
The parish of Ilijaš has only one church, the Church of St. Prophet Elias in the city center. The church was built from 1879 to 1881. The church was built from stone. After the Treaty of Dayton 1995, which ended the Bosnian War (1992-1995), the city belonged to the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina . During the war the Bosniaks were expelled. However, the community took in Serbian refugees from Sarajevo . In 1996, when the Muslims returned to the city, the church was ravaged and set on fire on the eve of Vidovdan . The church had previously been forcibly entered. The majority of the Serbian population fled the city to Banja Luka after the war . Today the Bosniaks make up the absolute majority of the population.
The parish had three buildings before the 1992 war. The Sveti Sava House served as the first school and was built in 1875. The rectory was built in 1925. Another rectory was built in 1935 and was first used as a school for a few years before the priest moved there. In 1959 the second rectory was expropriated by the state of the parish and used as a warehouse. It was not until 1985 that the church was able to get the building back by court order, from then on it served as an apartment for the second priest. All of these buildings were set on fire with the church in 1996. The church has now been renovated again.
In 2010 the church was attacked and devastated by strangers on the night of December 11th to 12th, and the Interreligious Council of Bosnia and Herzegovina harshly condemned this vandalism . Also in December 2011 the church was devastated again, especially the icons were desecrated.
Parish of Ilijaš
Before the Bosnian War in 1992 there were two parishes in Ilijaš. The first parish included the places: Stari Ilijaš (Old Ilijaš), Luka, Malešići, Bioča. Donja Vogošća , Vlaškovo and Semizovac. The second parish included the places: Novi Ilijaš (New Ilijaš), Podlugovi, Kadarići, Mrakovo, Sovrle, Ljubnići, Čifluk, Podgora and Očevlje.
The parishes of Ilijaš were looked after by the following clergy from 1885 to 1996: Prokopije Damjanović from 1885 to 1902, Trifko Maksimović (was killed by the Austrians in 1914), he was a priest from 1903 to 1914. Nikola Skakić from 1918 to 1930. Vasilije Zečević from 1931 to 1952. Danilo Marjanac from 1952 to 1978. Jeremija Starovlah from 1978 to 1996. And Cvijan Golubović from 1996 to 2008. Since 2008 Predrag Masal Pope of the Church.
swell
- Article about the devastation of the church on the In-Vijesti side , (Serbian)
- Article about the devastation of the church on the Radio Ilijaš website , (Serbian)
- Article about the devastation of the Church on the side of the Serbian Orthodox Church , (Serbian)
Coordinates: 43 ° 57 ′ 5.9 ″ N , 18 ° 15 ′ 55.8 ″ E