| Church of St Nicholas | |
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| Hram svetog Nikole Храм светог Николе | |
 Church of St Nicholas | |
 Church of St Nicholas | |
| 45°20′55″N19°00′8″E / 45.34861°N 19.00222°E /45.34861; 19.00222 | |
| Location | Vukovar,Vukovar-Syrmia County |
| Country | Croatia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | St Nicholas |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Register of Cultural Goods of Croatia |
| Style | Baroque |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja |
Church of St. Nicholas (Serbian Cyrillic:Храм светог Николе;Serbian Latin:Hram svetog Nikole;Croatian:Hram svetog Nikole) inVukovar is aSerbian Orthodox church in easternCroatia. The church is one of the oldest baroque buildings of the Serb community north of theSava River.[1]
St. Nicholas is nave building with anapse andbell tower at the mainfacade.[2] The main front in the central part is slightly accentuated, processed by single and doubledpilasters,cornices and attic wavy line on the edges of aclassicist vases.[2] Slender tower that emphasize edge pilasters ending baroquearches with thelantern.[2] Vaulted nave of the church is divided into four bays, which are separated by a widearchivolts resting on Ioniccapitals, while the semi-dome-vaultedsanctuary.[2] The bell tower, which was completed in 1767, is 37 meters high.[3]
Present church was built in the period from 1733 till 1737.[4] The church is built on location of old wooden church from 1690.[1][4] The church was closed and looted during the World War II (1941-1942), and in 1991 interior of the church was dynamited by the local Croatian armed units in the city.[4] Of the total 1991 pre-war internal inventory there is kept only 39 icons, 3 gospels and part of archive and church vessels.[3] Reconstruction of external damage is completed, while the restoration of the interior is still in progress.
St Nicholas inventory along church itself, is stated separately inRegister of Cultural Goods of Croatia as acollection protected cultural property.[2] Collection is composed of Baroqueiconostasis from 1757, 17icons from 1760, 23 books printed inMoscow in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries - two of which are valuableoctoechos from 1537, liturgical vessels, two choirs, the bishop's and the Virgin thrones, pews from the 18th century and table forcommunion.[2]
The originalSerbian Home (Serbian Cyrillic:Српски дом;Serbian Latin:Srpski dom) building in Vukovar was built in 1733. for the needs of theSerbian Russo-Slavic School.[4] The original building was destroyed in a fire in 1822 in which 300 buildings in Vukovar burned.[3]
The building was also seat ofSerbian Singing Society "Javor". DuringWorld War II, the church was taken over byNazis andUstaše who established at as a Town Command Center.[3] They changed building name intoAdolf Hitler Home and destroyed the Serbian Cyrillic inscriptionСрпски дом at the top of building.[3] In the former Yugoslavia, the building belonged to Velepromet company and today it is subject to an ownership dispute between the town and Serbian Orthodox Church. Since 1991 building temporary facility religious rites until church interior will be renovated.[4][3]
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