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| Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel | |
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Црква светих арханђела Михаила и Гаврила | |
 Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel | |
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| 44°54′23″N20°16′29″E / 44.90639°N 20.27472°E /44.90639; 20.27472 | |
| Location | Batajnica,Belgrade |
| Type | Cultural Monument of Great Importance |
| Designated | 30 December 1997 |
| Reference no. | СК 426[1] |
| Country | Serbia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Dedication | Archangel Michael andGabriel |
| Consecrated | 1785 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Baroque andClassicism |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Eparchy of Srem |
TheChurch of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Serbian Cyrillic:Црква светих арханђела Михаила и Гаврила) inBatajnica is aSerbian Orthodox church in widerBelgrade, capital ofSerbia. Built between 1780 and 1785, it is listed among the protected cultural monuments of the Republic of Serbia and on the list of cultural heritage of the City of Belgrade. It consists of a single nave, with a semi-circular apse and a narthex topped by a three-story Baroque bell tower.
The building houses several valuable art objects.[2] The iconostasis includes 44 icons created byTeodor Kračun, one of the most important Serbian Baroque painters of the 18th century. There are also 28 icons byŽivko Petrović, a 19th-century painter fromZemun, as well as religious objects from the 18th and 19th centuries, rare books, and archival documents.
