The St. Demetrius Church (Serbian: Црква светог Димитрија), locally colloquially known as the New Orthodox Church or the Great Church, in Sremska Mitrovica is Serbian Orthodox church in Vojvodina, Serbia. The building is the largest Orthodox place of worship in Sremska Mitrovica and among the largest ones in the historical region of Syrmia. It belongs to the Eparchy of Srem of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The church is dedicated to the city's patron, St. Demetrius, after whom the city is named. It has been declared an Immovable Cultural Monument of Great Importance.
| St. Demetrius Church | |
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Црква светог Димитрија | |
 St. Demetrius Church | |
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| 44°58′03″N 19°36′22″E / 44.96750°N 19.60611°E | |
| Location | Sremska Mitrovica,  Vojvodina
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| Type | Cultural Monument of Great Importance |
| Designated | 1997 |
| Reference no. | СК 1540[1] |
| Country |  Serbia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | St. Demetrius |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Years built | 1794 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Eparchy of Srem |
The church is designed with a single-nave layout, featuring a spacious semicircular apse at the east end and a tall bell tower rising above the western façade.[1] Over the years the building has undergone numerous interventions, the first of which took place in 1811.[1] The church was originally dedicated to Saint Stephen yet it was, rededicated to St. Demetrius, the city's patron saint in 1997.[2] St. Demetrius remains were discovered in the city centre in the summer of 1978.[3] St. Demetrius was a deacon of Bishop Irenaeus, and both were executed by Roman legionaries on one of the bridges over the Sava River in imperial Sirmium in 204 AD.[3]
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edit- ^ a b c "Црква Св. Стефана у Сремској Митровици". National Center for Digitization.
- ^ "Саборна црква Светог Димитрија Сремска Митровица". Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western Europe.
- ^ a b "Crkva obeležila Svetog velikomučenika Dimitrija". Radio Television of Vojvodina. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2024.