Rača Monastery ( pronounced as ‘ racha ‘ ) is the most visited site in Tara Nationa Park , with tens thousands of visitors every year.
The story about the Monastery usually begins when we mention that it is 6km from Bajina Bašta. However, we won’ t make a mistake if we say that Bajina Bašta [...]
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Obla glava on the left and Gradina on the right – hand side make the Moravica gorge which is situated between the villages Prilike and Divljaka. On the very top of Gradina at an altitude of 670 m there is a little church covered with shingle roof built in honour of St Ilija.
Feliks Kanic documented [...]
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St Vaznesenje Gospodnje Church was erected on the ruins of a former medieval church in the village of Dragojevac.
In the church chronicle it is documented that its foundations are older than the church of Arilje built in the thirteenth century.
The church was ruined and reconstructed several times. After the 1924 reconstruction there was no further [...]
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The church in Arilje is dedicated to the bishop Achilles from Larissa ( Greece ) who was a passionate fighter against the Aryan heresy and the participant of the First Ecumenical Synod in Nikeja in 325. The Lord made a miracle by making the water flow from the stone after Achilles’ confession of truth .
The [...]
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Saint Archangel Michael – Greek Catholich temple in Gospodjinci
Today’ s parochial Saint Archangel Michael’ s temple is built in 1970. while priest Julijan Hornjak – Kuhara was in charge of parish.
The Parochial home was built based on parish priest Joakim Holosnjaj’ s iniciative in 2000.
The most important cultural item is ” Napristolno Jevandjelje ” from [...]
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The birth of Holy Mary – Greek Catholic temple in Djurdjevo
The building of The birth of Holy Mary – Greek Catholic temple began in spring 1900. And was consecrated on Saint Michael’ s Day the same year.
The icons were made in Slovakia. The painting of interior was done in 1914. by A. Hodovanji, painter from [...]
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The Church of HolyAsension in Čurug.
During the Hungarian revolution in 1848, the old temple was ruined and the big preparations for building a new church have started in 1854.
In 1856. the license was approved and people from Čurug made contest regarding project for the new church. The project of army engineer Jozef Kraft was accepted. [...]
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The Church of Holy Ascension in Djurdjevo.
This church was built in 1802. It was burnt like the other temples in 1848.
Iconostasis was painted by Pavle Simić in 1851.
The throne of Saint Mary and Arhijerevski throne were saved.
The municipality of the church gave over the old iconostasis of Pavle Simić to Simeon Djaković, hieromonk of [...]
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The church of Saint Nicola’ s in Žabalj started after moving people from shores of Tisa to now days location in 1784.
The church which we have now was built from 1832 till 1835.
Žabalj and the holy temple were burnt during the rebellion in 1848. Rebuilt of the church started in 1851. and it was in [...]
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The Catholics church in Žabalj was built in 1824. in honor to Virgin Mary.
Even though the building of this church was proposed in report made by Archduke Ludvig in 1808.
Mihajlo Cupor consecrated this church in 1826.
This church was burnt during the rebellion froa 1848 – 1849, but it was rebuilt afterwards.
The first priest was Franc [...]
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