Church of St. Archangel Michael | |
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Црква светог Арханђела Михајла | |
![]() Church of St. Archangel Michael with a medieval Stećak necropolis | |
42°51′54″N 18°01′15″E / 42.865108°N 18.020770°E | |
Location | Veličani, Popovo Polje |
Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Denomination | Serbian Orthodox Church |
History | |
Cult(s) present | St. Archangel Michael |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | National Monument |
Designated | 4 March 2003 |
Style | single-nave with semi-circular apse and a small preslica bell tower |
Completed | 1863 |
Specifications | |
Length | 972 metres (3,189 ft) |
Width | 760 metres (2,490 ft) |
Diameter | 790 metres (2,590 ft) |
Materials | Limestone |
Church of St. Archangel Michael (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква Светог Арханђела Михајла) is Orthodox Christian church in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Veličani village within contemporary Orthodox cemetery, in a central part of Popovo Polje, municipality Trebinje, Republika Srpska entity.
National monument
[edit]Church is surrounded with medieval Stećak necropolis, and together they constitute an assemble, which is designated a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and declared by Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 4 March 2003.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "DECISION - The architectural ensemble of the Church of the Holy Archangel and stećak necropolis". Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "List of national monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovin. Retrieved 15 September 2015.