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45°16′18.1″N 16°54′42.8″E / 45.271694°N 16.911889°E / 45.271694; 16.911889
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Jasenovac Monastery
Манастир Јасеновац
Manastir Jasenovac
Front view of monastery
Country Croatia
Denomination Serbian Orthodox
Architecture
Years built17th century

The Jasenovac Monastery ( Serbian: Манастир Јасеновац, Croatian: Manastir Jasenovac) is a Serbian Orthodox Monastery dedicated to the Nativity of Theotokos and St. John the Baptist. Belongs to Diocese of Slavonia, in Croatia. [1]

History

The Monastery was built in 1775. [1]

During the beginning of WWII, the monastery was destroyed. [1]

The monastery was restored and consecrated on September 2, 1984. [2]

During war at disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991, the church was partially damaged and in May 1995 during Operation Flash, the church was desecrated and destroyed. [1]

In 2000, the church was restored by then the Bishop of Slavonia Sava Jurić proclaimed the Jasenovac Church of the Nativity Theotokos and St. John the Baptist as monastery. [1]

The abbot of this monastery was Amfilohije Zivkovic. [3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e Dusan Krstic. "Јасеновац - Доња Градина :: Институције". jasenovac-info.com. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  2. ^ Атанасије Јевтић: Великомученички Јасеновац, стр. 23
  3. ^ "2009 Programme". jasenovac-info.com.

45°16′18.1″N 16°54′42.8″E / 45.271694°N 16.911889°E / 45.271694; 16.911889

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