The Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Serbian: Црква Успења Пресвете Богородице) in Tuzla is a Serbian Orthodox cathedral in Bosnia and Herzegovina, serving as the nominal seat of the Eparchy of Zvornik and Tuzla. Serbian Orthodox community in Tuzla began raising funds for the construction of a new church in 1860 and by 1868, they had collected around four thousand ducats.[1] The foundation of the new church was consecrated on May 6, 1874, in a consecration ceremony attended by local officials of the Ottoman Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]
| Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos | |
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Црква Успења Пресвете Богородице | |
.jpg) Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos | |
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| 44°32′16″N 18°40′48″E / 44.53778°N 18.68000°E | |
| Location | Tuzla, Tuzla Canton |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | Dormition of the Theotokos |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Years built | 1882 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Eparchy of Zvornik and Tuzla |
The construction of the church was delayed by political and military events, including the Serbian-Ottoman War in 1876.[1] After the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia in 1878 construction was resumed under military supervision.[1] Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria contributed 600 florins to the project.[1] The church was completed on August 27, 1882, and was consecrated by Metropolitan Dionisije Ilić.[1]
The church underwent several renovations, the first in 1909–1910, when the Gothic bell tower was replaced. Further renovations occurred in 1925, 1968, and during the 1990s.[2] In 2007, the Commission for the Preservation of National Monuments declared the church and some of its movable properties a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]
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edit- ^ a b c d e f Resul Mehmedović (2 April 2020). "Kada i kako je izgrađena pravoslavna crkva u Tuzli". DIALOGOS. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Saborna crkva (hram) u Tuzli". Baština. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2024.