Pravoslavna crkva sv. Nikole - Rijeka, Croatia - Orthodox Churches on Waymarking.com

"Crkva sv. Nikole je pravoslavna crkva u Rijeci smještena u Ulici Ignazija Henckea. Pripada Eparhiji gornjokarlovackoj Srpske pravoslavne crkve.

Sagradena je 1790. godine po projektu rijeckog arhitekta Ignazija Henckea, sredstvima malobrojne, ali veoma bogate srpske zajednice tzv. "Sarajlija", koji su se (16 obitelji) doselili u Rijeku 1768. godine. Koristili su zagarantirane carske privilegije u pogledu slobodnog obavljanja istocnog obreda u vlastitu hramu. Gradnji crkve u središtu grada pružala je otpor rijecka opcina. Prema legendi je rijecki guverner, stojeci ispred Gradskog tornja, na opetovane molbe Srba za dodjelu lokacije za crkvu, ljutito bacio kamen u more i rekao: Tu gradite crkvu! Uporni Srbi zasuli su more i na nasipu izgradili hram. To je legenda, no istina je da je prema projektu arhitekta Antona Gnamba veliki dio tog dijela grada izgraden na terenu oduzetom od mora. Crkva posjeduje vecu zbirku ikona donesenih iz Bosne i Vojvodine (Hakozovic, Orfelin, 18. stoljece)." Wikipedia (visit link)

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"The Church of St. Nicholas (Serbo-Croatian: Crkva svetog Nikole) is a Serbian Orthodox church in Rijeka, Croatia. The church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. The building of the church was completed in 1790.

The church was designed by local architect Ignazio Hencke in 1787 year and was built in 1790 using money of Orthodox Serbs who fled the Ottoman Empire and settled in Fiume (Rijeka) city in 1768. At the same time urban local authorities hindered the construction. The church kept numerous icons from monasteries in Bosnia and Vojvodina.

Rijeka has a notable Serb minority (6.57% in 2011, 11,24% in 1991), while the Serb-inhabited villages of Milaši and Moravice (Gorski kotar) historically gravitated towards Rijeka." Wikipedia (visit link)

Type of Orthodox Church: Eastern Type of Building: Church Status of Building: Actively in use for worship Date of building construction: 01/01/1790 Archdiocese: Rijeka Address: Adamićeva ul. 9E Rijeka, Primorsko-goranska županija Croatia 51000 Relevant Website: [Web Link] Date of organization: Not listed Associated Icons, Reliefs, art, etc.: Not listed Diocese: Not listed

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