Church of Saints Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena

The Church of St. Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква Светог цара Константина и царице Јелене) is a church of the Serbian Orthodox Church, located in The Old Bazaar of Ivanjica.

Church of St. Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena
Црква Светог цара Константина и царице Јелене
Church as seen from the town center street
Church of St. Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena is located in Serbia
Church of St. Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena
Church of St. Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena
Location within Serbia
43°34′55″N 20°13′46″E / 43.582062°N 20.229316°E / 43.582062; 20.229316
LocationIvanjica
Country Serbia
DenominationSerbian Orthodox Church
History
StatusChurch
Founded1838 (1838)
Founder(s)Miloš Obrenović
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Specifications
Number of domes1
MaterialsStone

History

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The construction of the church started immediately after the town of Ivanjica was founded in 1833, following the liberation of the area from the Ottoman Empire in the Serbian Revolution. The construction works were funded by the locals and supervised by Miloš Obrenović. In 1836, the construction works were finished.[1] The first restoration of the church was in the 1850s, and an artist from the time period, Dimitrije Posniković, painted it in 1862. Authentic iconostasis were saved and remain today.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kulturno istorijski spomenici". ivatourism.org. Tourism Organization of Ivanjica. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.