The Church of St John in Podmilačje is a national monument near Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The church dates back at least to 1461, and belonged to the parish of Jajce until 1878, when it became an independent parish.[1] It remained in use as a Catholic church throughout the Ottoman period. It became "a shared space of multiconfessional pilgrimage", and was the sole medieval church in Bosnia to survive in continuous use.[2] Catholic, Orthodox and Muslim pilgrims would travel to the church for Saint John's Eve.[3] Extensive renovations and rebuilding were completed in 1910. On 1 March 1993, the church was completely destroyed by Bosnian Serbs during the Bosnian War.[4] In 2000, the church was rebuilt, and in 2003 the Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina gave the site protected designation as a National Monument.[5]
| Saint John the Baptist Shrine | |
|---|---|
Svetište svetog Ive | |
 Medieval church and new church building in construction | |
  Saint John the Baptist Shrine | |
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| 44°22′32″N 17°17′40″E / 44.375423°N 17.294566°E | |
| Location | Podmilačje |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | https://www.zupa-podmilacje.com/ |
| History | |
| Founded | 15th century |
| Dedication | Saint John the Baptist |
| Cult(s) present | Saint John the Baptist |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | National Monument |
| Designated | 2003 |
| Style | Gothic |
| Completed | 2000 |
| Demolished | 1993 |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
References edit
- ^ Church of St John in Podmilačje, Website of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Commission to Preserve National Monuments. Accessed 23 June 2017.
- ^ Helen Walasek, Bosnia and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage (Routledge, 2016).
- ^ Cathie Carmichael, A Concise History of Bosnia (Cambridge University Press, 2015), p. 121.
- ^ Rob Pickard, Analysis and Reform of Cultural Heritage Policies in South-East Europe (2008), partially available on Google Books.
- ^ Church of St John in Podmilačje, Website of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Commission to Preserve National Monuments. Accessed 23 June 2017.