St. Barbara the Great Martyr and St. Sava of Jerusalem Church, Vevčani

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St. Barbara the Great Martyr and St. Sava of Jerusalem Church
Црква „Св. Великомаченица Варвара и Св. Сава Ерусалимски“
The church in 2023
Map
41°14′49″N 20°35′40″E / 41.246944°N 20.594444°E / 41.246944; 20.594444
CountryMacedonia
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Websitewww.dke.org.mk
History
DedicationSaint Barbara,
Saint Sava
Architecture
Functional statusyes
Completed1996 (newer building)
Administration
DioceseDebar and Kičevo Diocese
ParishVevčani Parish

The St. Barbara the Great Martyr and St. Sava of Jerusalem Church is a Macedonian Orthodox cemetery church in the village of Vevčani.[1]

Location[edit]

The church is located north of Vevčani, on a small hill, in the middle of an oak forest. Among these trees there are several centuries-old trunks, which indicates the age of this sanctuary.[2]

History[edit]

In the past, this church was a chapel, which in addition to the original name of the church dedicated to Saint Barbara, during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia rule, the Saint Sava name was also added.[2]

Gallery[edit]

  • Side view of the church
    Side view of the church

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jelena Pavlovska, Nataša Niḱiforoviḱ i Ognen Kocevski (2011). Valentina Božinovska (ed.). Карта на верски објекти во Македонија [Map of religious buildings in Macedonia] (in Macedonian). Menora, Skopje: Commission on Relations in Religious Communities and Religious Groups. ISBN 978-608-65143-2-7.
  2. ^ a b "Светилишта | Vevchani Inf" [Shrines | Vevchani Inf]. vevchani-info.mk. Retrieved 2023-07-18.

External links[edit]

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