Church of the Holy Annunciation, Dubrovnik

Church in Dubrovnik, Croatia

Holy Annunciation Orthodox church

Црква св. Благовјештења
Crkva sv. Blagovještenja

Holy Annunciation Orthodox church

42°38′28″N 18°06′34″E﻿ / ﻿42.641028585945925°N 18.109498745659835°E﻿ / 42.641028585945925; 18.109498745659835
Location| Dubrovnik
Country| Croatia
Denomination| Serbian Orthodox
History
Dedication| Annunciation
Architecture
Style| Neo-Byzantine[1]
Years built| 1877[2]
Administration
Archdiocese| Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina

The Church of the Holy Annunciation (Serbian: Црква Светог благовјештења, romanized: Crkva Svetog blagovještenja; Croatian: Crkva svetih Blagovijesti) is a Serbian Orthodox church in Dubrovnik, south Croatia. It was built in 1877.

## History[edit]

The first demand to built an Orthodox church in the city came when in February 1770 Count Orlov's fleet, on a mission to encourage revolt in Greece, confiscated Dubrovnik's ships which were transporting Ottoman reinforcements near Nafplio.[3] In 1775 it was agreed that Russian Empire will send its consul to Dubrovnik and that he will build an Orthodox chapel in the garden of the Russian consulate.[3]

On April 30, 1867, in the Municipal Assembly, rich trader Božo Bošković bought three houses of baron Frano Gondola with a garden behind them for a sum of 28,500 fiorins inside the Walls of Dubrovnik in the old town.[4]

The church has a valuable collection of icons, some of them dating from the 15th and 16th centuries.[5][6] A comprehensive history of the church and its parish entitled The Serbian Orthodox Church in Dubrovnik to the Twentieth Century was published in Dubrovnik, Belgrade and in Trebinje in 2007.[7][8] The book was published in the Gaj's Latin and the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet[9]

### Damage and reconstruction[edit]

The church sustained damage from bombing during the Siege of Dubrovnik.[2]

In 2009, the church was restored using funds from the Ministry of Culture of Croatia, City of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, private contributions and credit. This was the first restoration of the church.[2]

## Museum of Serbian Orthodox Church in Dubrovnik[edit]

The church community maintains a museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Dubrovnik. It keeps religious objects such as a copy of the Miroslav Gospels from 1897, a gospel in Russian printed in Moscow in 1805 and busts of Ivan Gundulić and Vuk Stefanović Karadžić[5] The museum also has 18 portraits. Of these, 9 depict Vlaho Bukovac[5] Other portraits depict Medo Pucić, Valtazar Bogišić, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš and Vuk Stefanović Karadžić.[5] A number of old gospels, big collection of icons, highly decorated priest robes, chalices and jewellery is also kept as a part of the Museum collection.[10]

## Library of Serbian Orthodox Church in Dubrovnik[edit]

The church owns a library of about 12 000 books. In addition to liturgical books in Church Slavonic language, there are also books on different themes in Italian, French, Russian and other languages. Of note are a New Testament printed in Kiev in 1703 and a Menologium printed in Kiev in 1757 [5]

## See also[edit]

* Serbs of Dubrovnik
* Walls of Dubrovnik
* Dubrovnik Synagogue
* Dubrovnik Cathedral
* St. Saviour Church, Dubrovnik
* Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina
* List of Serbian Orthodox churches in Croatia

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holy Annunciation Orthodox church (Dubrovnik).

1. ^ Simmonds, Lauren (January 23, 2017). "A Closer Look at Dubrovnik's Churches". Total Croatia News. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
2. ^ a b c "PREMA ZAVRŠETKU". Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
3. ^ a b Calic, Marie-Janine (2019). The Great Cauldron: A History of Southeastern Europe. Harvard University Press. pp. 192–193. ISBN 9780674983922.
4. ^ Spasić, Goran; Reljić, Jelica; Perišić, Miroslav (2012). Kultura Srba u Dubrovniku 1790-2010 iz riznice Srpske pravoslavne crkve Svetog blagoveštenja. Beograd: Arhiv Srbije.
5. ^ a b c d e "Обновљена православна црква у Дубровнику". Politika (in Serbian). June 8, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
6. ^ "Zbirka ikona Srpske pravoslavne crkvene općine, Dubrovnik". MDC Crkvene zbirke (in Serbian). Retrieved March 13, 2022.
7. ^ Arsic, Irena (July 15, 2011). "Srpska pravoslavna..." (in Serbian). Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
8. ^ Ирена Арсић. "Српска православна црква у Дубровнику: До почетка 20. века, илустрована". микро књига (in Serbian). Retrieved March 13, 2022.
9. ^ "Nepoznati pravoslavni Dubrovnik". Mail-archive.com. December 2, 2007. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
10. ^ Spasić, Goran; Reljić, Jelica; Perišić, Miroslav (2012). Kultura Srba u Dubrovniku 1790-2010 iz riznice Srpske pravoslavne crkve Svetog blagoveštenja. Beograd: Arhiv Srbije.

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Serbian Orthodox church buildings

Serbia|

| Belgrade|

* Church of Saint Sava
* St. Michael's Cathedral
* St. George, Banovo Brdo
* Ružica
* St. Mark's Church
* St. Basil of Ostrog
* Church of the Ascension
* Rakovica Monastery
* Chapel of Saint Petka
* Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
* St. Alexander Nevsky
* Holy Virgin (Zemun)

|

Vojvodina|

* St. Nicholas (Bačinci)
* St. George (Banoštor)
* St. George (Bečej)
* St. Peter and Paul (Berkasovo)
* St. Nicholas (Erdevik)
* St. Elijah (Ilinci)
* Saint George's Cathedral (Novi Sad)
* St. Nicholas (Sivac)
* St. George (Sombor)
* Epiphany of the Lord (Srbobran)
* Nativity of the Theotokos (Sremska Kamenica)
* Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral (Sremski Karlovci)
* St. Nicholas (Šid)
* Dormition of the Theotokos (Titel)
* Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas (Turija)
* Assumption (Zrenjanin)

Central Serbia|

* St. Achillius (Arilje)
* Kađenica (Dljin)
* Holy Ascension (Krupanj)
* Lazarica (Kruševac)
* Odžaklija (Leskovac)
* Cave Church (Lukovo)
* St. George (Lukovo)
* Štava Church (Lukovska Banja)
* Holy Trinity Cathedral (Niš)
* Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras)
* Oplenac (Topola)
* St. Mark (Užice)

Kosovo* (status)|

* Nativity of the Theotokos (Obilić)
* Christ the Saviour (Pristina)
* Our Lady of Ljeviš (Prizren)
* St. Elijah (Podujevo)
* Saint George (Prizren)
* St. Nicholas (Prizren)
* Virgin Hodegetria (Mušutište)

Montenegro|

* St. Jovan Vladimir (Bar)
* Cetinje Monastery (Cetinje)
* Court Church (Cetinje)
* Vlah Church (Cetinje)
* St. Nicholas (Kotor)
* Podgorica Cathedral (Podgorica)
* Morača
* Ostrog Monastery
* Savina Monastery

Bosnia and
Herzegovina|

| Republika Srpska|

* Banja Luka Cathedral (Banja Luka)
* St. Nikola (Dobrelji)
* St. Nicholas (Dobrljin)
* St. Nicholas (Javorani)
* St. Nicholas (Rijeka)
* St. Nicholas (Romanovci)
* St. George (Sopotnica)
* St. Nicholas (Srđevići)
* St. Archangel Michael (Veličani)

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Federation B&H|

* Holy Trinity (Mostar)
* Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Sarajevo)
* Holy Transfiguration (Sarajevo)
* Nativity of the Theotokos (Sarajevo)

Croatia|

* Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva (Banovci)
* Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas (Bijelo Brdo)
* St. George (Bobota)
* St. Peter and Paul (Bolman)
* St. Stephen (Borovo)
* Ascension of the Lord (Cetina)
* Presentation of Mary (Čakovci)
* Dalj Cathedral (Dalj)
* Saint Archangel Michael (Darda)
* Nativity of the Theotokos (Drežnica)
* Holy Annunciation (Dubrovnik)
* Nativity of the Theotokos (Gaboš)
* St. George (Grubišno Polje)
* St. Michael the Archangel (Ilok)
* St. Nicholas (Jagodnjak)
* St. Stefan Štiljanović (Karanac)
* St. Nicholas (Karlovac)
* St. George (Kneževo)
* Intercession of the Holy Virgin (Knin)
* Pentecost (Markušica)
* St. Nicholas (Mikluševci)
* St. Nicholas (Mirkovci)
* St. Panteleimon (Mirkovci)
* Transfiguration of the Lord (Mohovo)
* Dormition of the Theotokos (Negoslavci)
* St. Elijah (Novi Jankovci)
* St. George (Opatovac)
* St. Peter and Paul (Orolik)
* Dormition of the Mother of God (Osijek)
* Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Ostrovo)
* St. Nicholas (Pačetin)
* St. Spyridon (Peroj)
* Presentation of Mary (Popovac)
* St. Nicholas (Rijeka)
* Saint Parascheva (Slabinja)
* Nativity of the Theotokos (Srijemske Laze)
* Transfiguration of the Lord (Šarengrad)
* Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Štikada)
* Church of St. Peter and Paul, Tepljuh (Tepljuh)
* St. George (Tovarnik)
* Transfiguration of the Lord (Trpinja)
* St. George (Varaždin)
* Pentecost (Vinkovci)
* St. Nicholas (Vrlika)
* St. Nicholas (Vukovar)
* Serbian Orthodox Cathedral (Zagreb)

Hungary|

* St. George (Budapest)
* Annunciation Church (Szentendre)
* Dormition of the Theotokos (Szentendre)
* Požarevac Church (Szentendre)
* St. Nicholas (Szeged)
* Transfiguration Church (Szentendre)

United Kingdom|

* Holy Prince Lazar (Birmingham)
* Serbian Orthodox Church (Halifax)
* St. Nicholas (West Wycombe)

United States|

* Sts. Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, Galveston
* Trinity Chapel Complex, Manhattan
* Saint Sava Church, Jackson, California
* Saint Sava Church, Merrillville, Indiana
* Saint Sava Cathedral, Milwaukee

Canada|

* Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Hamilton
* Saint Sava Church, Toronto
* All Serbian Saints Church, Mississauga
* Saint Arsenije Sremac Church, Whitby
* Saint Michael the Archangel Church, Toronto

Other
countries|

* Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, Slovenia
* Serbian Church in Arad, Romania
* Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Timișoara, Romania
* St. Nicholas Serbian Church, Timișoara, Romania
* St. George Serbian Church, Timișoara, Romania
* St. Sava Church, Paris, France
* Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste, Italy
* Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Stockholm, Sweden
* Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Komárno, Slovakia (in care of OCLS)

Notes|

* indicate churches in Kosovo, which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Serbia and Kosovo.

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Eparchies|

* Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana
* Eparchy of Dalmatia
* Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac
* Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja
* Eparchy of Slavonia
* Eparchy of Srem (partly in Croatia)
* Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (partly in Croatia)

Churches|

| Eastern Croatia|

* Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva
* Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja
* Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar
* Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci
* Church of St. George, Kneževo
* Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Negoslavci
* Church of Pentecost, Markušica
* Church of St. George, Bobota
* Church of St. Stephen, Borovo
* Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Srijemske Laze
* Church of St. Peter and Paul, Bolman
* Church of St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac
* Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci
* Church of St. Panteleimon, Mirkovci
* Church of St. Nicholas, Mikluševci
* Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Gaboš
* Church of St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak
* Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj
* Church of St. Nicholas, Pačetin
* Church of St. George, Tovarnik
* Church of St. Elijah, Novi Jankovci
* Church of St. Peter and Paul, Orolik
* Church of the Presentation of Mary, Čakovci
* Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Ostrovo
* Church of the Saint Archangel Michael, Darda
* Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God, Osijek
* Church of the Presentation of Mary, Popovac
* Church of St. George, Opatovac
* Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Šarengrad
* Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Mohovo
* Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Ilok
* Church of the Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas, Bijelo Brdo

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Central Croatia|

* Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Zagreb
* Church of St. George, Grubišno Polje
* Church of St. Nicholas, Karlovac
* Church of Saint Parascheva, Slabinja
* Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Drežnica
* Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Štikada
* Church of St. George, Varaždin

Dalmatia
North Adriatic|

* Church of the Holy Annunciation, Dubrovnik
* Orthodox Church in Knin
* Church of St. Peter and Paul, Tepljuh
* St. Spyridon Church, Peroj
* Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka
* Church of St. Nicholas, Vrlika
* Orthodox church of Holy Salvation, Cetina

Monasteries|

* Dragović
* Gomirje
* Komogovina (Komogovina School)
* Krka
* Krupa
* Lepavina
* Sv. Lazarica
* Orahovica
* Sv. Nedjelje
* Sv. Petke
* St. Basil of Ostrog

Education|

* Kantakuzina Katarina Branković Serbian Orthodox Secondary School (Zagreb)
* Seminary of Three Holy Hierarchs (Krka monastery)

Other|

* Order of Kantakuzina Katarina Branković
* Varaždin Apostol

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Serbs of Croatia

Cultural identity|

* List of Serbs of Croatia
* Serbian language in Croatia
* Flag of Serbs of Croatia
* Serbs of Zagreb
* Serbs of Vukovar

National
coordination|

* Serb National Council

Regional
coordination|

* Joint Council of Municipalities

NGOs|

* Association for Serbian language and literature in Croatia
* Privrednik
* Prosvjeta
* Serb Democratic Forum

Media|

* Novosti magazine
* Radio Borovo
* Radio Television of Serbia
* Tragovi: Journal for Serbian and Croatian Topics

Education|

| Primary education
17 primary schools|

| Vukovar-Syrmia County|

* Ilača-Banovci
* Vinkovački Banovci
* Bobota
* Borovo
* Bršadin
* Dragutin Tadijanović
* Klisa
* Ludvinci
* Markušica
* Gaboš
* Ostrovo
* Nikola Tesla
* Negoslavci
* Nikola Antić
* Pačetin
* Siniša Glavašević
* Srijemske Laze
* Stari Jankovci
* Trpinja
* Vera

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Osijek-Baranja County|

* Bijelo Brdo
* Bolman
* Dalj
* Dr. Franjo Tuđman
* Jagodnjak
* Tenja
* Uglješ

Secondary education
7 schools|

* Dalj High School
* Kantakuzina Katarina Branković Serbian Orthodox Secondary School
* Vukovar Gymnasium

Other|

* Cultural and Scientific Center "Milutin Milanković" (Dalj)
* Prosvjeta Summer School
* Peroj (since 1996)
* Prosvjeta Winter School
* Drežnica (since 1996)

Religion|

* Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana
* Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja
* Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac
* Eparchy of Slavonia
* Eparchy of Dalmatia
* Eparchy of Srem
* Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina
* Churches and Monasteries in Croatia (list of churches)

Political parties|

* Democratic Alliance of Serbs
* Independent Democratic Serb Party
* Party of Danube Serbs
* Serb People's Party
* Serb Democratic Party
* Serb Party of Socialists

Symbols|

* Order of Kantakuzina Katarina Branković

History|

| Historical organizations
and institutions|

* Serbian Chancellery in Dubrovnik
* Croat-Serb Coalition
* Serb Independent Party
* Serb People's Radical Party
* Serb People's Party
* Museum of Serbs of Croatia

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Historical events|

* 1991 riot in Zadar
* 1997 Eastern Slavonia integrity referendum
* Anti-Cyrillic protests in Croatia

Historical documents|

* Varaždin Apostol (1454)
* Statuta Valachorum (1608–30)
* Vukovar resolution (1939)
* Open Letter on the Position and Status of Serbs in Croatia (2008)

World War II|

| General|

* Genocide of Serbs
* Yugoslav Partisans
* Croatian Orthodox Church
* Catholic clergy involvement with the Ustaše
* Srb uprising

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Concentration
camps|

* Gospić concentration camp
* Slana concentration camp
* Jadovno concentration camp
* Jasenovac concentration camp
* Jastrebarsko concentration camp
* Sisak children's concentration camp
* Stara Gradiška concentration camp
* Kruščica concentration camp
* Lobor concentration camp

Massacres|

* Glina massacres
* Gudovac massacre
* Ivanci massacre
* Prebilovci massacre
* Veljun massacre
* Voćin massacre

Croatian War of Independence|

| Origins|

* Log Revolution (1990)

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Military offensives|

* Operation Flash (May 1995)
* Operation Storm (August 1995)

Serbian regions|

* Republic of Serbian Krajina
* SAO Krajina
* SAO Western Slavonia
* SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia
* Krajina dinar
* Flag
* 1993–94 general election
* Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995–98)
* UNTAES

Serbian forces|

* Serbian Army of Krajina
* Main Staff
* Scorpions
* Serb Volunteer Guard
* White Eagles

Atrocities
against Serbs|

* Paulin Dvor massacre
* Murder of the Zec family
* Požega villages killings
* Marino Selo camp
* Sisak killings
* Pakračka Poljana camp
* Banija villages killings
* Korana bridge killings
* Gospić massacre
* Lora prison camp
* Varivode massacre
* Dvor massacre
* Medari massacre
* Grubori massacre
* Golubić killings
* Komić killings
* Gošić killings
* Kijani killings

Atrocities by
Serbian forces|

* Siege of Kijevo
* Bučje camp
* Baćin massacre
* Vukovar massacre
* Bruška massacre
* Dalj massacre
* Erdut killings
* Joševica massacre
* Knin camp
* Lovas killings
* Saborsko massacre
* Široka Kula massacre
* Škabrnja massacre
* Velepromet camp
* Voćin massacre
* Zagreb rocket attacks

Diplomacy|

* Vance plan (1991)
* Daruvar Agreement (1993)
* Z-4 Plan (1995)
* Erdut Agreement (1995)

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