| Church of Saint Sava | |
|---|---|
| Црква светог Саве | |
 Church of Saint Sava | |
 Church of Saint Sava | |
| 42°52′32″N18°25′44″E / 42.87563°N 18.42895°E /42.87563; 18.42895 | |
| Country |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Sava[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1896[2] |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina |
TheChurch of Saint Sava (Serbian:Црква светог Саве) is aSerbian Orthodoxchurch located in the village ofBileća in theRepublika Srpska,Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dedicated toSaint Sava, it was constructed in 1896 in neo-Romano-Gothic style.[3] The Church was proclaimed a National Monument by the commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2006.[4]
The church is a simple single-nave structure with a ceiling, adorned with small cornerturrets, abell-cot,oculi under the gables, and a frieze of blind arcades beneath the roofcornice.[2] The close resemblance of corner turrets and cornices between the Sarajevo Evangelical Church (todayAcademy of Fine Arts Sarajevo) and the Bileća church suggestsKarel Pařík may have been involved in creating the plan, for which Bileća priest Perinović thanked the Provincial Government of Austro-Hungarian Bosnia.[2]
