Church of Saint Parascheva, Slabinja

Serbian Orthodox church in Croatia

Church in Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia

45°12′38″N 16°40′2″E / 45.21056°N 16.66722°E / 45.21056; 16.66722LocationSlabinja, Sisak-Moslavina CountyCountry

CroatiaDenominationSerbian OrthodoxTraditionEastern Orthodox ChurchHistoryStatusChurchDedicationParascheva of the BalkansArchitectureFunctional statusAbandonedArchitect(s)R. BattigelliStyleBaroque, Eastern OrthodoxYears built1828; 196 years ago (1828)Demolished1944; 80 years ago (1944)AdministrationDioceseEparchy of Gornji KarlovacParishKostajnica and DubicaClergyArchpriestSlaviša Simaković^[1]

Church of Saint Parascheva (Serbian Cyrillic: Храм Преподобне мати Параскеве) is a Serbian Orthodox church located in Slabinja, Sisak-Moslavina County, in central Croatia. It was dedicated to Saint Parascheva of the Balkans.^[2] The Church was built in 1828 and demolished during World War II. Only the perimeter walls are preserved.^[3]

The Church is located in the center of village Slabinja, on the south side of the D47 road, towards the river Una.^[4]

It is under the jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac.

Patron saint

Saint Paraskeva was an ascetic female saint of the 10th century.

History

The Church was built in 1828^[5] based on the R. Battigelli project from 1819. It was built in baroque building style.^[3]

In 1944, during World War II, it was demolished by the Ustashe damaging roof structure, vault, interior and church inventory.^[6] After the War, ruins remained standing. In 1970, the reconstruction of these valuable buildings began, but the roof, unfortunately, was never set up.^[4]

On 4 June 2017, Bishop of Upper Karlovac Gerasim visited the church.^[7] Also, the Bishop visited the church on 16 June 2019.^[8]

Gallery

The southwest side of the ruined Church in 2020

References

^ "Sveta Petka u Slabinji". banija.rs. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ Kosovac, Mata (1910). Srpska pravoslavna Mitropolija Karlovačka: po podacima od 1905 (in Serbian). Sremski Karlovci.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b Strategija lokalnog razvoja područja LAG-a Una 2011-2013 (PDF). Dvor: LAG Una. 2010.
^ ^a ^b Škiljan, Filip (2008). Kulturno-historijski spomenici Banije (PDF) (in Croatian). Zagreb: SNV. p. 99. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ Cvitanović, Đurđica (1985). Sakralna arhitektura baroknog razdoblja, knjiga I. (in Serbo-Croatian). Zagreb: Gorički i gorsko-dubički arhiđakonat. p. 206.
^ Miljanović, M. (January 1991). Devastacija pravoslavnih crkava u Hrvatskoj – gornjokarlovačka Eparhija (in Serbian). Topusko: Srpski glas. pp. 10–11.
^ "Episkop Gerasim u Slabinji". banija.rs (in Serbian). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
^ "Episkop Gerasim u poseti parohije kostajničke". eparhija-gornjokarlovacka.hr. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

External links

Official website of Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac
Google (7 January 2020). "Srpski pravoslavni hram Prepodobne Mati Paraskeve" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

Hrvatska Dubica

Coat of arms

Settlements

Baćin
Donji Cerovljani
Gornji Cerovljani
Dubica (seat)
Slabinja
Živaja

Landmarks

Una
Slabinja Monument
Roman Catholic Church in Dubica
Orthodox Church in Slabinja

Traffic routes

D47 road
M104 railway

Other

Baćin massacre

Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia

Eparchies

Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana
Eparchy of Dalmatia
Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac
Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja
Eparchy of Slavonia
Eparchy of Srem (partly in Croatia)
Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (partly in Croatia)

Churches

Eastern Croatia	Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci Church of St. George, Kneževo Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Negoslavci Church of Pentecost, Markušica Church of St. George, Bobota Church of St. Stephen, Borovo Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Srijemske Laze Church of St. Peter and Paul, Bolman Church of St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci Church of St. Panteleimon, Mirkovci Church of St. Nicholas, Mikluševci Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Gaboš Church of St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj Church of St. Nicholas, Pačetin Church of St. George, Tovarnik Church of St. Elijah, Novi Jankovci Church of St. Peter and Paul, Orolik Church of the Presentation of Mary, Čakovci Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Ostrovo Church of the Saint Archangel Michael, Darda Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Osijek Church of the Presentation of Mary, Popovac Church of St. George, Opatovac Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Šarengrad Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Mohovo Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Ilok Church of the Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas, Bijelo Brdo
Central Croatia	Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Zagreb Church of St. George, Grubišno Polje Church of St. Nicholas, Karlovac Church of Saint Parascheva, Slabinja Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Drežnica Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Štikada Church of St. George, Varaždin
Dalmatia North Adriatic	Church of the Holy Annunciation, Dubrovnik Orthodox Church in Knin Church of St. Peter and Paul, Tepljuh St. Spyridon Church, Peroj Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka Church of St. Nicholas, Vrlika Orthodox church of Holy Salvation, Cetina

Monasteries

Education

Kantakuzina Katarina Branković Serbian Orthodox Secondary School (Zagreb)
Seminary of Three Holy Hierarchs (Krka monastery)

Other

Serbian Orthodox church buildings

Serbia

Belgrade	Church of Saint Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. George, Banovo Brdo Ružica St. Mark's Church St. Basil of Ostrog Church of the Ascension Rakovica Monastery Chapel of Saint Petka Holy Apostles Peter and Paul St. Alexander Nevsky Holy Virgin (Zemun)
Vojvodina	St. Nicholas (Bačinci) St. George (Banoštor) St. George (Bečej) St. Peter and Paul (Berkasovo) St. Nicholas (Erdevik) St. Elijah (Ilinci) Saint George's Cathedral (Novi Sad) St. Nicholas (Sivac) St. George (Sombor) Epiphany of the Lord (Srbobran) Nativity of the Theotokos (Sremska Kamenica) Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral (Sremski Karlovci) St. Nicholas (Šid) Dormition of the Theotokos (Titel) Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas (Turija) Assumption (Zrenjanin)
Central Serbia	St. Achillius (Arilje) Kađenica (Dljin) Holy Ascension (Krupanj) Lazarica (Kruševac) Odžaklija (Leskovac) Cave Church (Lukovo) St. George (Lukovo) Štava Church (Lukovska Banja) Holy Trinity Cathedral (Niš) Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras) Oplenac (Topola) St. Mark (Užice)
Kosovo* (status)	Nativity of the Theotokos (Obilić) Christ the Saviour (Pristina) Our Lady of Ljeviš (Prizren) St. Elijah (Podujevo) Saint George (Prizren) St. Nicholas (Prizren) Virgin Hodegetria (Mušutište)

Montenegro

Bosnia and
Herzegovina

Republika Srpska	Banja Luka Cathedral (Banja Luka) St. Nikola (Dobrelji) St. Nicholas (Dobrljin) St. Nicholas (Javorani) St. Nicholas (Rijeka) St. Nicholas (Romanovci) St. George (Sopotnica) St. Nicholas (Srđevići) St. Archangel Michael (Veličani)
Federation B&H	Holy Trinity (Mostar) Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Sarajevo) Holy Transfiguration (Sarajevo) Nativity of the Theotokos (Sarajevo)