Church of the Presentation of Mary, Popovac

Summary

The Church of the Presentation of Mary (Croatian: Hram prikazanja blažene djevice Marije, Serbian Cyrillic: Храм ваведења пресвете Богородице) in Popovac is a Serbian Orthodox church in eastern Croatia. The exact date of the construction of the church is unknown with dates ranging from 1726 (wooden inscription kept at the church), local judge report noting that the foundations were built in 1767 and Baranya County statistical report in 1757 mention the church in the village.[2] The building was reconstructed between 1905 and 1912.[2] Today, it is one of the three Serbian Orthodox churches in the municipality.[3]

Church of the Presentation of Mary
Hram prikazanja blažene djevice Marije
Храм ваведења пресвете Богородице
Church of the Presentation of Mary
CountryCroatia
DenominationSerbian Orthodox
History
DedicationPresentation of Mary[1]
Architecture
Years builtdate unknown (18th century) [2]
Administration
ArchdioceseEparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja

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  1. ^ Zoran Popović (22 September 2020). "Srbi u Popovcu proslavili Malu Gospojinu". Srbi.hr. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Srđan Sekulić (26 October 2018). "Pravoslavni hramovi u Borovu Naselju, Popovcu, Kneževim Vinogradima i Čakovcima". Srbi.hr. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ Dušan Velimirović (3 February 2021). "Stanovništvo opštine Popovac sve starije, ali volja za napretkom se ne gasi". Srbi.hr. Retrieved 1 April 2021.