Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (Zaječar)
The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary , also Cathedral of the Birth of the Blessed Mother of God ( Serbian : Саборна Црква Рождества Пресвете Богородице / Saborna Crkva Roždestva Presvete Bogorodice) in Zaječar is a Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Serbia . The cathedral was built in 1834. The cathedral is dedicated to the birth of Mary , mother of Jesus . It is the cathedral of the Timok Eparchy of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
location
The cathedral is located in the center of the eastern Serbian city of Zaječar. The church is not far from the bank of the Timok River , a right tributary of the Danube . The cathedral is located at the intersection of Miloša Velikog Street and Timočke Bune Street .
Close to the cathedral are the Ljuba Nešić primary school , the Stevan Mokranjac music school , the Desanka Maksimović primary school , the Zoran Radmilović theater , the Timočka Krajina main theater and the Svetozar Marković library . The cathedral is located directly at the Bishop's Palace of Zaječar.
history
The Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is the largest Orthodox church and main Orthodox church in Zaječar. The cathedral is the central church of the Timok Eparchy .
History of the construction
Since the conquest of Serbia by the Ottomans in 1459, until 1830, there was not a single Orthodox church in Zaječar due to the centuries of Ottoman rule . Not until 1830 was a small church built with the permission of the Ottoman officer Ferad-Age , which was only equipped with the bare essentials for an Orthodox service. During a visit to the city in the summer of 1833, Prince Miloš Obrenović noted with regret that the religious-Orthodox life in Zaječar had been neglected. Knowing the important role and importance of the Orthodox Church in this part of Serbia, the prince ordered the establishment of a new Timok eparchy and the construction of a cathedral in Zaječar.
Construction of the cathedral
Construction of the Cathedral of the Birth of the Virgin Mary began in the spring of 1834, with the support of Prince Miloš Obrenović, who instructed the state authorities to create all the conditions for the immediate construction of the cathedral (people, materials, etc.), which the state authorities quickly did fulfilled. The cathedral was completed as early as October 1834. The cathedral was inaugurated on December 23rd. In later times the cathedral was renovated and redesigned several times. A high church tower was also built, but not attached to the cathedral, but almost directly next to it. In the church tower there are five bells that were cast in Kragujevac in 1899. Four of them were a gift from the city of Zaječar and one from the Zaječar-born trader Jota Pašić . The cathedral was renovated and rebuilt several times in later times.
architecture
The church is built in the traditional Serbian-Byzantine style , but without a large dome over the nave . A high church tower was also built, but not attached to the cathedral, but almost directly next to it. In the church tower there are five bells that were cast in Kragujevac . Four of them were a gift from the city of Zaječar and one from the Zaječar-born trader Jota Pašić . The cathedral has an iconostasis with icons . The interior of the cathedral is painted with Byzantine frescoes .
swell
- Via the cathedral on the side of the city , (Serbian)
Web links
- Page of the Timok Eparchy , (Serbian)
Coordinates: 43 ° 54 ′ 8.8 ″ N , 22 ° 16 ′ 30 ″ E