CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (SABORNA CRKVA) – Novi Sad

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (SABORNA CRKVA) – Novi Sad

The Cathedral church of Novi Sad is dedicated to the Holy Great Martyr George. It was built in baroque style in 1734, during the time of the empress Maria Theresia, the Patriarch Arsenije IV Jovanović and the Archpriest Visarion Pavlovic. It was burnt down during the bombing in 1849. It was rebuilt in 1860-80, and the last reconstruction took place in 1905 thanking to Archpriest Mitrofan Sević, after the project of Mihajl Harminc, the architect from Budapest. New tower with new bells from Budapest was built as well. Twenty-six icons on the iconostasis, two historical paintings above the choir-stalls and the two great icons (on the Godmother’s and the archpriest’s thrones were made in 1905 by Serbian academic painter Paja Jovanović, who also supervised the wall decorating. The window vitrages were made by Imre Zseler in Budapest after the drawings of Paja Jovanović.

Current appearance is definitely gained at Easter in 1905 as per the design of Mihajlo Harminac an architect from Budapest, at the time, and thanks to Bishop Mitrofan Sević. The new tower bell with bells from Budapest was built at that time. Twenty- six icons on the iconostasis, two paintings above the choir and two great icons on the Virgin Mary and Episcopal thrones – were works of art of Paja Jovanović, under whose supervision the wall ornaments were done. Stained-glass windows designed by his drawings were made by Imre Zseler from Budapest.

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