Jasenovac Monastery
Jasenovac Monastery | |
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Манастир Јасеновац Manastir Jasenovac |
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Country | Croatia |
Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
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Years built | 17th century |
The Jasenovac Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Јасеновац, Croatian: Manastir Jasenovac) is a Serbian Orthodox Monastery dedicated to the Nativity of Theotokos and St. John the Baptist. Belongs to Diocese of Slavonia, in Croatia.[1]
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History
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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Manastir Jasenovac.jpg
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Свети Стефан Дечански (Манастир Јасеновац).jpg
References
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External links
- Манастир Јасеновац
- Манастир Јасеновац eparhija-slavonska.com
- Manastir Jasenovac, IDENTITET broj 132., mart 2009
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