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Church of the Holy Transfiguration, Sarajevo

Novo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina · built 1940

The Church of the Holy Transfiguration (Serbian, Crkva Svetog Preobraženja) is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is under jurisdiction of the Metropolitanate of Dabar and Bosnia of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Originally planned for Split in Croatia, it was built in 1940 by Aleksandar Deroko and consecrated by Serbian Patriarch Gavrilo V. It is the only Orthodox church in Novo Sarajevo. During the Bosnian War, the church was heavily damaged, and after the war it was renovated. Reworking of frescoes began in 2004.

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