The Holy Cross Chapel is located on Misa Hill above Vršac. It is the oldest Catholic Church in Banat. It is the second oldest building still standing on its original site in Vršac ( the oldest one is the Vršac Tower ) . The Church was built from 1720 to 1782. In autumn 1739, the town’ [...]

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This magnificent Roman Catholic Church, dedicated to St. Gerhardt, was built in 1863 over the foundations of a smaller Roman Catholic Church which, in its turn, had originally been an Orthodox house of worship adapted for Roman Catholic worship. Historical narrative goes further back. Reportedly, at this place, in the old days, there had also [...]

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The original monastery on this site was built in the 15th century, as the endowment of Jovan Branković. Under the Tsar’ s decree of the 18th century, the Središte Monastery along with several other Monasteries of the then Vršac Eparchy ceased to exist. Re – establishment of this Monastery was initiated in 1995, with the blessing of [...]

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It is probable that this Monastery was bilt by a member of the Branković family in the 15th century. A fresco in the Monastery Church,painted in the area where the benefactr i. e. founder of the Church is usually painted, represents the portrayal of Despot Jovan Branković. The church was constructed in traditional Raschka style, as [...]

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To have a Saint bearing the name of their town is one of the greatest treasures for the citizens of Vršac. It is St. Theodore of Vršac, Hieromartyr canonized in 1994. Under the leadership of Teodor Nestorović the Bishop Theodore of Vršac, in 1594, the people of Banat carrying the flags adorned with Saint Sava’ s [...]

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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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