Church of St John in Podmilačje

The Church of St John in Podmilačje is a national monument near Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The church dates back at least to 1461, and belonged to the parish of Jajce until 1878, when it became an independent parish.[1] It remained in use as a Catholic church throughout the Ottoman period. It became "a shared space of multiconfessional pilgrimage", and was the sole medieval church in Bosnia to survive in continuous use.[2] Catholic, Orthodox and Muslim pilgrims would travel to the church for St John's Eve.[3] Extensive renovations and rebuilding were completed in 1910. On 1 March 1993, the church was completely destroyed by Bosnian Serbs during the Bosnian War.[4] In 2000 the church was rebuilt, and in 2003 the Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina gave the site protected designation as a National Monument.[5]

Saint John the Baptist Shrine
Svetište svetog Ive
Medieval church and new church building in construction
Saint John the Baptist Shrine
44.375423°N 17.294566°E / 44.375423; 17.294566
LocationPodmilačje
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitehttps://www.zupa-podmilacje.com/
History
Founded15th century
DedicationSaint John the Baptist
Cult(s) presentSaint John the Baptist
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationNational Monument
Designated2003
StyleGothic
Completed2000
Demolished1993
Specifications
Number of spires1

References
  1. Church of St John in Podmilačje, Website of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Commission to Preserve National Monuments. Accessed 23 June 2017.
  2. Helen Walasek, Bosnia and the Destruction of Cultural Heritage (Routledge, 2016).
  3. Cathie Carmichael, A Concise History of Bosnia (Cambridge University Press, 2015), p. 121.
  4. Rob Pickard, Analysis and Reform of Cultural Heritage Policies in South-East Europe (2008), partially available on Google Books.
  5. Church of St John in Podmilačje, Website of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Commission to Preserve National Monuments. Accessed 23 June 2017.
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