| Church of the Holy Apostle Luke | |
|---|---|
Црква светог Луке Crkva svetog Luke | |
 Church of the Holy Apostle Luke | |
  Church of the Holy Apostle Luke Shown within Vojvodina/Serbia Show map of Vojvodina Church of the Holy Apostle Luke Church of the Holy Apostle Luke (Serbia) Show map of Serbia | |
| 44°42′09″N20°02′59″E / 44.70250°N 20.04972°E /44.70250; 20.04972 | |
| Location | Kupinovo, Vojvodina |
| Type | Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated | 22 December 1993 |
| Reference no. | СК 1044[1] |
| Country | Serbia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Dedication | Luke the Evangelist |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Years built | 1450-1455 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Eparchy of Srem |
Church of the Holy Apostle Luke (Serbian:Црква светог Луке) inKupinovo is aSerbian Orthodox church inVojvodina,Serbia. It is the oldest preserved Eastern Orthodox church in Vojvodina.[2] Built in the mid-15th century by DespotĐurađ Branković, the church is primarily significant for its historical and documentary value and holds the status of aImmovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance (identifier no. SK 1044).[1]
The church is mentioned in 1486 and 1502 as the burial site of the Syrmian despotsStefan andJovan Branković.[1] It was devastated and abandoned in 1502 following theOttoman conquest ofSyrmia and was restored twice, at the beginning of the 18th century and the end of the 19th century. Despite the vicissitudes of history, the church has retained its original structure intact.
The modest architectural unit of the church is a single-nave building with massive stone and brick walls, now entirely covered with a flat wooden ceiling. The deep altar apse, as wide as the nave, has a semicircular shape, while an arcade separates the nave from the narthex. Research on the building's structure has determined that it has not undergone major changes throughout its existence. The church's richly carvedBaroqueiconostasis, created before 1780, completely encloses the space between the nave and the altar. It was painted in 1729 in the Baroque manner, with aRococo palette, and according to more recent analogies, it is the work ofJakov Orfelin from the 1790s.[1]
