Jasenovac Monastery
| Jasenovac Monastery | |
|---|---|
Манастир Јасеновац Manastir Jasenovac | |
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| Country | Croatia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| Architecture | |
| Years built | 17th century |
The Jasenovac Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Јасеновац, Croatian: Manastir Jasenovac) is a Serbian Orthodox Monastery dedicated to the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Belongs to Diocese of Slavonia, in Croatia.[1]
History
[edit]The Monastery was built in 1775.[1]
During the beginning of WWII, the monastery was destroyed.[1]
The monastery was restored and consecrated on September 2, 1984.[2]
During war at disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991, the church was partially damaged and in May 1995 during Operation Flash, the church was desecrated and destroyed.[1]
In 2000, the church was restored by then the Bishop of Slavonia Sava Jurić proclaimed the Jasenovac Church of the Nativity Theotokos and St. John the Baptist as monastery.[1]
The abbot of this monastery was Amfilohije Zivkovic.[3]
Images
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Dusan Krstic. "Јасеновац - Доња Градина :: Институције". jasenovac-info.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
- ^ Атанасије Јевтић: Великомученички Јасеновац, стр. 23
- ^ "2009 Programme". jasenovac-info.com.
45°16′18.1″N 16°54′42.8″E / 45.271694°N 16.911889°E
External links
[edit]- Манастир Јасеновац
- Манастир Јасеновац eparhija-slavonska.com
- Manastir Jasenovac, IDENTITET broj 132., mart 2009
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