| Cathedral of St. Nicholas | |
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| Саборна црква Светог Николе у Карловцу | |
 The renovated church | |
 Cathedral of St. Nicholas | |
| Location | Karlovac |
| Country | Croatia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Nicholas |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque[1] |
| Years built | 1803[1] |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Eparchy of upper Karlovac |
TheChurch of St. Nicholas orKarlovac Cathedral (Serbian:Саборна црква Светог Николе у Карловцу[2]), is aSerbian Orthodox church located inKarlovac, in centralCroatia. The original church (destroyed in 1993) was finished in 1787, and was dedicated toSaint Nicholas. In 2007, the church was completely renovated.
The local Serbian community collected money for today's church in 1781 and a request for permission to build it sent to authorities in 1784. Permission for construction was granted and work started in 1785.[3] The church was completed in 1787[3] and worship began in 1803.[1]
Land was purchased for 3,000 Forints and 12 Ducats.[4] The construction supervisor and architect for the new church was Josip Štiler.[4] Construction costs were 30,000 Forints which were collected by the members of the local church municipality and by Serb merchants from Karlovac andTrieste.[4] Arsa Teodorović painted icons for the church'siconostasis and the building was sanctified by Bishop Petar Jovanović in 1803.[4]
The church was devastated duringWorld War II, and then again in 1991, during theCroatian War of Independence, when mines were detonated inside the church by Croatian forces.[1] The church was repeatedly blown up and robbed until final destruction in 1993.[1]
The facility was completely renovated in 2007.[1] At 7 January 2012, on theSerbian Orthodox Church'sChristmas liturgy,Croatian PresidentIvo Josipović visited the church.[5]
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