St. Barbara the Great Martyr and St. Sava of Jerusalem Church, Vevčani

St. Barbara the Great Martyr and St. Sava of Jerusalem Church
St. Barbara the Great Martyr and St. Sava of Jerusalem Church
Црква „Св. Великомаченица Варвара и Св. Сава Ерусалимски“
	The church in 2023
	41°14′49″N 20°35′40″E / 41.246944°N 20.594444°E
Country	North Macedonia
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox; Macedonian Orthodox Church
Website	www.dke.org.mk
History
Dedication	Saint Barbara,; Saint Sava
Architecture
Functional status	yes
Completed	1996 (newer building)
Administration
Diocese	Debar and Kičevo Diocese
Parish	Vevčani Parish

The St. Barbara the Great Martyr and St. Sava of Jerusalem Church is a Macedonian Orthodox cemetery church in the village of Vevčani.^[1]

Location

The church is located north of Vevčani, on a small hill, in the middle of an oak forest. Among these trees there are several centuries-old trunks, which indicates the age of this sanctuary.^[2]

History

In the past, this church was a chapel, which in addition to the original name of the church dedicated to Saint Barbara, during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia rule, the Saint Sava name was also added.^[2]

Gallery

Side view of the church

References

^ Jelena Pavlovska, Nataša Niḱiforoviḱ i Ognen Kocevski (2011). Valentina Božinovska (ed.). Карта на верски објекти во Македонија [Map of religious buildings in Macedonia] (in Macedonian). Menora, Skopje: Commission on Relations in Religious Communities and Religious Groups. ISBN 978-608-65143-2-7.
^ ^a ^b "Светилишта | Vevchani Inf" [Shrines | Vevchani Inf]. vevchani-info.mk. Retrieved 2023-07-18.

External links

Media related to Category:St. Barbara Church (Vevčani) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Jelena Pavlovska, Nataša Niḱiforoviḱ i Ognen Kocevski (2011). Valentina Božinovska (ed.). Карта на верски објекти во Македонија [Map of religious buildings in Macedonia] (in Macedonian). Menora, Skopje: Commission on Relations in Religious Communities and Religious Groups. ISBN 978-608-65143-2-7.

[:0-2] "Светилишта | Vevchani Inf" [Shrines | Vevchani Inf]. vevchani-info.mk. Retrieved 2023-07-18.

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