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St. Peter's Basilica Church

Mitrovica Municipality, Kosovo · built 1303

St. Peter's Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Pjetrit), known as the Latin Church (Serbian Cyrillic) or the Saxon Church, is an old Roman Catholic church built in the 13th century, near Mitrovica in Kosovo. It was a Protected Monument of Culture of the Republic of Serbia from 1958, and is protected as a Cultural Heritage by the Republic of Kosovo. The church was built by Saxon miners and Catholic merchants from the maritime cities during the medieval Kingdom of Serbia. Intended to serve the Catholic community needs, it was firstly mentioned in 1303, in conjunction with the town of Trepça. In the 21st century the church is almost entirely in ruins and only the old part of the perimeter walls remains. The only wall standing is the main part of eastern wall, with three apses. The building is of the basilica type, while the shape and construction of the walls is indicative of Byzantine influence.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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