Church of Saint Elias, Glamoč

Church in Glamoč, Bosnia and Herzegovina
44°02′30″N 16°50′51″E / 44.0417°N 16.8475°E / 44.0417; 16.8475LocationGlamočCountryBosnia and HerzegovinaDenominationRoman CatholicWebsitezupa-glamoc.infoHistoryStatusParish churchDedicationSaint EliasConsecrated15 November 2014[1]Relics heldLeopold MandićArchitectureFunctional statusActiveStyleModern architectureGroundbreaking2001[2]SpecificationsLength42 m (138 ft)Bells3AdministrationProvinceSarajevoDioceseBanja LukaDeaneryLivnoParishParish of Saint Elias the Prophet - GlamočClergyArchbishopTomo VukšićBishop(s)Franjo KomaricaDeanFr Vinko Sičaja, OFMPriest in chargeRev. Boris LjevakLaityOrganist(s)Sr. Simplicija Šimić

The Church of Saint Elias (Croatian: Crkva svetog Ilije) is a Roman Catholic church in Glamoč, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

History

Ruins of the old church

Glamoč parish is very old, it is mentioned in the 14th century,[3] but disappeared during the Ottoman rule in Bosnia.

The parish of Glamoč is restored as an independent chaplaincy in 1864, and in 1872 it became a parish again. The first parish church of Saint Elias in Glamoč was built in 1903. The church was looted and burned down during World War II and rebuilt in 1969. As part of the inter-ethnic Bosnian war, Serb soldiers mined and destroyed the church and rectory in 1992.

The new rectory was built in 1997 and until 2009 it served as a place for the celebration of the liturgy. The building of the present church started in 2001 near the ruins of the old church.[4]

Three church bells, cast in the Grassmayr foundry in Innsbruck, were blessed and placed on the bell tower on 21 December 2005. The biggest bell weighs 542 kg and is dedicated to the Queen of Croats. The bell dedicated to saint John the Baptist weighs 348 kg and one dedicated to saint Elias weighs 260 kg.[4]

The church was consecrated by bishop Franjo Komarica on 15 November 2014.[1]

  • The church from north
    The church from north
  • Parish rectory
    Parish rectory
  • Ruins of the old church
    Ruins of the old church
  • Parks around churches
    Parks around churches
  • Ruins of church under snow
    Ruins of church under snow
  • Church under snow
    Church under snow

References

  1. ^ a b "Posvećena novoizgrađena župna crkva i obilježena 150. obljetnica župe Glamoč". zupa-glamoc.site90.net (in Croatian). Parish of Glamoč. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Izgradnja župne crkve u Glamoču". zupa-glamoc.site90.net (in Croatian). Parish of Glamoč. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Župa GLAMOČ". biskupija-banjaluka.org (in Croatian). Diocese of Banja Luka. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b Marić, Franjo; Orlovac, Anto (2006). Banjolučka biskupija u riječi i slici od 1881. do 2006 : povodom 125. obljetnice utemeljenja Biskupije. Banja Luka: Biskupski Ordinarijat Banja Luka. pp. 356–365. ISBN 953-97841-5-8.
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