| Church of Saint Parascheva | |
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| Храм Преподобне мати Параскеве | |
 Ruins of the Church in 2020 | |
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| 45°12′38″N 16°40′2″E / 45.21056°N 16.66722°E / 45.21056; 16.66722 | |
| Location | Slabinja, Sisak-Moslavina County |
| Country |  Croatia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| Tradition | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | Parascheva of the Balkans |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Abandoned |
| Architect(s) | R. Battigelli |
| Style | Baroque, Eastern Orthodox |
| Years built | 1828; 197 years ago (1828) |
| Demolished | 1944; 81 years ago (1944) |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac |
| Parish | Kostajnica and Dubica |
| Clergy | |
| Archpriest | Slaviša Simaković |
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. The Church was built in 1828 and demolished during World War II. Only the perimeter walls are preserved.
The Church is located in the center of village Slabinja, on the south side of the D47 road, towards the river Una.
It is under the jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac.
Patron saint
Main article: Parascheva of the BalkansSaint Paraskeva was an ascetic female saint of the 10th century.
History
The Church was built in 1828 based on the R. Battigelli project from 1819. It was built in baroque building style.
In 1944, during World War II, it was demolished by the Ustashe damaging roof structure, vault, interior and church inventory. After the War, ruins remained standing. In 1970, the reconstruction of these valuable buildings began, but the roof, unfortunately, was never set up.
On 4 June 2017, Bishop of Upper Karlovac Gerasim visited the church. Also, the Bishop visited the church on 16 June 2019.
Gallery
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The southwest side of the ruined Church in 2020
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See also
- Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva
- German Opačić
- List of Serbian Orthodox churches in Croatia
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) - ^ Strategija lokalnog razvoja područja LAG-a Una 2011-2013 (PDF). Dvor: LAG Una. 2010.
- ^ 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
- "Srpski pravoslavni hram Prepodobne Mati Paraskeve" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
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