| Church of Pentecost | |
|---|---|
| Hram silaska Duha svetoga Храм силаска Духа светога | |
Church of Pentecost | |
![]() Church of Pentecost | |
| 45°22′25.5″N18°42′24″E / 45.373750°N 18.70667°E /45.373750; 18.70667 | |
| Location | Markušica |
| Country | Croatia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Dedication | Pentecost |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque andClassicism |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja |
Church of Pentecost (Croatian:Hram silaska Duha svetoga,Serbian Cyrillic:Храм силаска Духа светога) inMarkušica isSerbian Orthodox church in easternCroatia. The church is one of two in theEparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja that is dedicated toPentecost.[1] The church was built in the period between 1795 and 1810 at the site of an earlier wooden church dedicated in 1698.[2]
Alongside the wooden church in the village, up until the 1796 there was a Serbian Orthodox monastery close to the village, in Mali Antin, as well.[2] The new church in Markušica inherited 1777iconostasis from the wooden church.[2] During theWorld War II in Yugoslavia andGenocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia the church was converted into theRoman Catholic one.[2] The most recent icon on the wall were painted in 1989 byBelgrade artist Zoran Đorđević.[2] The church was damaged during theCroatian War of Independence in 1991 when the village of Markušica was a part of the self-proclaimedEastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia.[2][3] The general restoration works took place after the war in the 1999-2002 period.[2]
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