Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci

Church of St. Nicholas
Crkva svetog Nikole
Hram svetog Nikole / Храм светог Николе
Church of St Nicholas
Church of St. Nicholas
45°16′16″N 18°51′2″E / 45.27111°N 18.85056°E / 45.27111; 18.85056
LocationMirkovci, Vukovar-Syrmia County
CountryCroatia
DenominationSerbian Orthodox
History
StatusChurch
DedicationSt. Nicholas
Architecture
Functional statusActive
ArchitectMihael Mazinger[1]
StyleBaroque
Years built1804-1813[1]
Administration
ArchdioceseEparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja[2]

Church of St. Nicholas (Croatian: Crkva svetog Nikole, Serbian: Hram svetog Nikole, Храм светог Николе) in Mirkovci is a Serbian Orthodox church in eastern Croatia.

The church was constructed in period between 1804 and 1813.[1] It was reconstructed three times in the 20th century, firstly in 1912 during Austria-Hungary, then in 1975 in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and finally in 1993 during the Croatian War of Independence when Mirkovci were part of self-proclaimed SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia.[1] The last reconstruction in 1993 followed war damages from 1991 when the church tower was destroyed and the roof structure collapsed.[3]

In March 2013 the church's wall was vandalized with an engraving of fascist Ustashe symbol.[4] The same incident happened again next month, this time with the inscription in lacquer spray.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Srđan Sekulić (18 May 2018). "Tenja i Mirkovci: Hramovi prenosa moštiju svetog Nikolaja". Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Епископ Лукијан богослужио у Мирковцима". Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  3. ^ Filip Škiljan (2025). "Stradanje hramova Srpske pravoslavne crkve u ratu u Hrvatskoj 1991. - 1995. i poraću (1996. - 1997.)" [Destruction of Serb orthodox churches in the war in Croatia 1991 - 1995 and the immediate post-war period (1996 - 1997)]. Tragovi: Journal for Serbian and Croatian Topics (in Croatian). 8 (1): 7–46.
  4. ^ "OSKRNAVLJEN HRAM SPC U MIRKOVCIMA: Vandali urezali ustaško U na ulazu u crkvu!". 4 April 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Ispisali slovo 'U' na pravoslavnoj crkvi u Mirkovcima". 15 April 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2019.


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