St. Nicholas Church ( Church of St. Nicholas Serb. Tsrkva Svetog Nicole ) - Church of the Rash-Prizren diocese of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the city of Pristina ( Kosovo ). The cultural monument of Serbia is of great importance.
| Orthodox church | |
| St. Nicholas Church | |
|---|---|
| Tsrkva Svetog Nicole | |
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| A country | Republic of Kosovo / Serbia |
| City | Pristina |
| Diocese | Rashko-Prizrenskaya |
| Build Date | 1830 year |
History
The church was built in 1830 on the foundation of an old church [1] , on the initiative of the Pristine Serbs, who were able to obtain permission from the Sultan to build the church. Initially, the church did not have any architectural elements that distinguish it from the surrounding Muslim houses, but later a dome was built on the temple and a bell tower was attached [2] .
Before the Kosovo War, the temple was renovated, marble floors were installed and a floor heating system was installed. Near the temple was a parish house and other church premises. Until 2002, the temple was under the protection of KFOR . After the removal of the protection, the Albanians began regularly breaking the windows of the church and the parish house, where Archpriest Miroslav Popadich, who was feeding the remaining Pristine Serbs, lived. St. Nicholas Church remained the last active Orthodox church in Pristina [2] .
On March 18, 2004, during the riots , Albanians opened fire on the church with automatic weapons. The priest and five Serbian families who took refuge in the temple were evacuated. During the fighting for the church, one UNMIK police officer was injured. The temple was burned along with the parish house. The carved oak iconostasis of the mid-19th century, dozens of icons and the entire church archive perished in the fire. Albanians also set fire to the office of Habitat (UN mission) and three UNMIK vehicles [3] .
On February 20, 2010, the temporary administrator of the Rash-Prizren diocese Athanasius (Yevtich) consecrated the restored temple. The restoration was attended by the Council of Europe, the European Commission, the Kosovo authorities and the Diocese of Rush Prizren [4] .
Architecture
The temple is a one-nave building. The interior of the temple is divided by columns into three herbs . The altar was previously separated from the main space of the church by the oak iconostasis of 1840 by the Frchkovsky brothers, but in 2004 it was burned. Most of the frescoes of the temple were painted by Adam Dobranets in 1902. The narthex was added in 1906, and the dome in 1990. To the north of the temple is an old Orthodox cemetery [1] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Church of St. Nicholas (Serb.) . Comenclature in Srbiјi . Date of treatment July 17, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 Fotografije unistene crkve Sv. Nikole u Pristini i zgrade YU programa (Serb.) . kosovo.net . ERP KIM Info-sluzba (March 27, 2004). Date of treatment July 17, 2018. Archived on May 17, 2014.
- ↑ Manastiri i crkve uništeni na Kosmetu (Serb.) . Vesti online . Date of treatment July 17, 2018.
- ↑ Osveshtana church Svetog Nicole near Pristini (Serb.) . RTS (February 20, 2010). Date of treatment July 17, 2018.