| Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church | |
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| Pravoslavna crkva svetog Save Православна црква светог Саве | |
 Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church | |
 Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church | |
| Location | Jackson,California |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Sava |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America |
Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church | |
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| Location | 724 N. Main,Jackson, California |
| Coordinates | 38°21′21″N120°46′31″W / 38.35583°N 120.77528°W /38.35583; -120.77528 |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1894 (1894) |
| Architect | Thompson, Mr. |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000385[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 6, 1986 |
TheSaint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian:Црква светог Саве,romanized: Crkva svetog Save) is aSerbian Orthodox church inJackson,California. Built in 1894, the church was the first Serbian Orthodox church in America.Amador County had a largeSerbian-American population in the late 1800s due to theCalifornia Gold Rush, and the county's Serbs established the St. Sava Church Organization of Amador County in 1886–87; the organization was responsible for purchasing land for and building the church, and the effort was led bySevastijan Dabović. The church's original design had an Eastern Orthodox influence, complete with anonion dome; while the dome was later replaced by abell tower, the church'sstained glass windows and use of icons still give it a distinctive Eastern Orthodox character. The church has been used for Serbian-American religious and social activities since its opening and is now part of theSerbian Orthodox Eparchy of Western America.[2]
Next to the church there is theSaint Sava Cemetery where earlyCalifornia Gold Rush prospectors and parishioners and their descendants are buried.
In 1922 there was a mining disaster that took place that impacted the town as a whole, but especially Italian and Serbian communities inJackson. There is a monument to elevenArgonaut Miners buried at Saint Sava's ofJackson. The mass burial was held on September 22, 1922, for 47 migrant miners, among them 17 were fromItaly, eleven were fromSerbian lands in theBalkans, and the others were from other European countries, namely Spain, Sardinia, Austria, Germany, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland. Two decades later, another disaster occurred inMontana at theSmith Mine where 74 miners perished, among them several Serbs.
The church was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on March 6, 1986.[1]
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