Church of St. George, Grubišno Polje

Church of St George
Crkva svetog Georgija
Црква светог Георгија
Church of St George
45°42′12.5″N 17°10′35″E / 45.703472°N 17.17639°E / 45.703472; 17.17639
LocationGrubišno Polje
CountryCroatia
DenominationSerbian Orthodox
History
DedicationSt George
Architecture
Completed1775

The Church of St George is a Serbian Orthodox church in Grubišno Polje, Croatia. The church was built between 1773 and 1775 after imperial permission was acquired, and was renovated in 1820 and after World War II.[1] The Orthodox cemetery previously housed a chapel dedicated to Emperor Constantine and Empress Helen, which was destroyed during World War II.[2] After the end of Croatian War of Independence orthodox churches in the area of Grubišno Polje have been protected as historical monuments, and restoration efforts began in 2003.[1] Regular services have been reintroduced since 2005.[1] There are inications that the church in Grubišno Polje occupies the same site as a previous wooden church that fell into disrepair with historical sources indicating churches of St. Stephen the King and St. Nicholas from 1334 and 1501 at unknown locations.[3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Pravoslavna crkva". The City of Grubišno Polje. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Crkva sv. Velikomučenika Georgija". Turistička zajednica područja Južna Bilogora. n.d. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  3. ^ Dumović, Danko (2018). "Zdenci u 13. i 14. stoljeću: prilog poznavanju kulturnog krajolika" [Zdenci in the 13th and 14th century – a Contribution to the Knowledge of the Cultural Landscape]. Scrinia Slavonica. 18 (1).
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