Church of the Assumption of Our Lady (Ljeb)
The Dormition Church ( Serbian : Црква Успења Пресвете Богородице, Crkva Uspenja Presvete Bogorodice ) in Ljeb , a village in Opština Stanari west of Doboj , is a Serbian Orthodox Church in the north of Bosnia and Herzegovina under construction .
The branch church started in 2007 and is still under construction today belongs to the parish Osredak in the deanery Teslić of the eparchy Zvornik - Tuzla of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
The church is consecrated to the asleep of Our Lady of All Saints .
location
The church is located in the village of Ljeb in the Opština Stanari, which has about 350 mostly Serbian residents. The Opština Stanari is located in the Republika Srpska , the predominantly Serbian part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The village has a Serbian Orthodox village cemetery from the 19th century. The Dormition Chapel , which was built between 1996 and 1998 and is also dedicated to the Patronage of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, is located in this cemetery .
history
In 2007 the construction of the Dormition Church in Ljeb began. On August 30th, 2008, the foundations of the church were consecrated by the then bishop of the Zvornik-Tuzla Vasilije (Kačavenda) eparchy . The external construction work was completed in 2012 and the interior of the church is currently being painted with Byzantine frescoes .
The current priest in the parish of Osredak is Rade Tanacković .
architecture
The single - nave cross-domed church with the floor plan of a Greek cross is built in the traditional Serbian-Byzantine style with a large round dome over the nave at the intersection of the side arms of the church. The dimensions of the church are 17 x 8 m. Only bricks and aluminum panels were used to build the church building.
In the traditional manner of the Orthodox church style, the church also has an altar - apse in the east, a conche on the north and south side and a high church tower in the west, including three church bells. The entrance to the church is on the west wall of the church building,
Striking on the white facade of the church are the red paintings around the windows and doors, as well as the red domes. Four Serbian crosses were also painted on the church tower .
This church style is characteristic of the construction of Serbian Orthodox churches in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As is typical for Orthodox churches, the church has an iconostasis with icons and three silver crosses.
swell
- Article about the church on the website of the Teslić deanery of the Zvornik-Tuzla eparchy , (Serbian)
- Entry about the church on the side of Opština Stanari , (Serbian)
Coordinates: 44 ° 44 ′ 34.2 " N , 17 ° 46 ′ 37.3" E