Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral

The Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral (Serbian: Саборна црква у Сремским Карловцима, romanized: Saborna crkva u Sremskim Karlovcima) is а Serbian Orthodox church in Sremski Karlovci, in Vojvodina, Serbia. The church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.[1]

Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral
Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral
45.2029°N 19.9342°E / 45.2029; 19.9342
LocationSremski Karlovci
CountrySerbia
DenominationSerbian Orthodox
History
StatusChurch
Founded1758
DedicationSaint Nicholas
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
DioceseEparchy of Srem

The church is located next to the Patriarchate Court and it is the central church of the Eparchy of Srem. Historically it also served as a central church for the Metropolitanate and Patriarchate of Karlovci. The building was constructed in period between 1758 and 1762 during the term of Pavle Nenadović.[2] Nenadović commissioned a project for the new representative baroque building during one of his multiple trips to Vienna.[3] Zaharije Orfelin worked on the project in part related to baroque ornamentations of the two towers during his stay in the town in 1761–1762.[3]

There was an older church dedicated to Saint Nicholas as well at the same location which was demolished prior to the beginning of the construction of the contemporary building.[1] The new building was heavily damaged in blaze of 1799 with restauration lasting until 1805.[1] The next general restauration took place in early XX century between 1909 and 1910.[1]

References
  1. "САБОРНА ЦРКВА СВЕТОГ НИКОЛЕ - Сремски Карловци". Turistička organizacija Vojvodine. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. "САБОРНА ЦРКВА СВЕТОГ ОЦА НИКОЛАЈА У СРЕМСКИМ КАРЛОВЦИМА". Eparchy of Srem. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. Kostić, Miroslava (2012). "Иконостас Саборне цркве у Сремским Карловцима". Zbornik Matice srpske za likovne umetnosti (40): 75–94.

Sources
  • Bogdan Janjušević (2017). Saborna crkva Svetog oca Nikolaja u Sremskim Karlovcima = The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas in Sremski Karlovci. Pokrajinski zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture Petrovaradin. ISBN 9788685869853.
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