Church of the Transfer of the Relics of St. Stephen (Vranjak)
The Church of the transfer of the relics of the Holy Erstmärtyrers and Archdeacon Stefan ( Serbian Црква Преноса моштију Светог првомученка и архиђакона Стефана Crkva prenosa moštiju Svetog prvomučenika i arhiđakona Stefana ) in the village Vranjak in Opština Modriča is a Serbian Orthodox church in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina .
The cemetery church , built from 2007 to 2009, belongs to the parish of Vranjak in the Modriča - Gradačac dean's office of the Zvornik - Tuzla eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The church is dedicated to the transfer of the relics of the Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stefan .
location
The church is located in the Serbian Orthodox village cemetery Njivice in the village with around 1,500 inhabitants. The Njivice cemetery is one of a total of 5 Serbian Orthodox cemeteries in the area. The village of Vranjak is located in the Opština (municipality) Modriča in northern Bosnia on the right bank of the Bosna River and on the western slopes of the Trebava Mountains .
The Opština Modriča is located in the Republika Srpska , the predominantly Serbian part of Bosnia and Herzegovina .
The church is the youngest of the three current Serbian Orthodox churches in the village. In the 19th century there was a wooden church in the village, which was destroyed over time.
In the village of Vranjak there are two other Serbian Orthodox church buildings next to the church of the transfer of the relics of the Holy First Martyr and Archdeacon Stefan. The parish church of St. Great Martyr George , built from 1957 to 1959. And the branch Church of the Protection and Intercession of the Virgin Mary , built from 2001 to 2004.
History and architecture
The Ktitoren (founder) of the church are the couple Milorad Savić and Ruža from the village. By building the church, the couple wanted to give their home village a gift and would like to be buried in the church. The construction of the church cost the Savic couple 80,000 KM (40,000 euros). The Stjepanović family donated the land to build the church .
The construction of the single-nave church with the dimensions 11 × 5 m began in 2007. The church is built of bricks and the roof is also covered with brick panels. The church has an altar - apse in the east and a steeple with a church bell in the west. A small, fenced churchyard extends around the church.
After two years of construction, the church was inaugurated on September 13, 2009 by the episcopes ( bishop ) of the Zvornik-Tuzla Vasilije (Kačavenda) eparchy and several other clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
The church is not frescoed inside. The oak iconostasis was made by Aleksandar Ninković from the township of Modriča. The icons were painted by the icon painter Mina.
The priest of the church is the responsible parish priest of the parish Vranjak Slobodan Tošić .
source
- Article about the church on the website of the deanery , (Serbian)
- Article about the consecration of the church on Vranjak.net , (Serbian)
Coordinates: 44 ° 54'22.3 " N , 18 ° 12'31.1" E