Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bačka Palanka

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Serbo-Croatian: Crkva Bezgrešnog začeća blažene device Marije) is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Bačka Palanka in Vojvodina, Serbia. The church was constructed in period between 1782 and 1787.[1] The local parish was firstly mentioned in 1237 under the name of Pest and was re-established in 1755 from a section of the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist of Mladenovo parish area.[2] At that time it was administered from catholic church in Ilok just across the Danube river in what is now easternmost town of Croatia.[2]

Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Crkva Bezgrešnog začeća blažene djevice Marije
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Map
45°15′01″N 19°22′57″E / 45.25028°N 19.38250°E / 45.25028; 19.38250
LocationBačka Palanka, Vojvodina
CountrySerbia
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
DedicationNativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Architecture
StyleNeoclassicism
Years built1782-1787[1]
Administration
ArchdioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Subotica

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Katolička crkva Bezgrešnog začeća blažene device Marije Bačka Palanka". Beogradski kofer. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "O Nama". Župa Bačka Palanka. n.d. Retrieved 28 August 2023.