Church of St. Stephen, Donje Nerodimlje explained

Building Name:Church of St. Stephen, Donje Nerodimlje
Kisha e Shën Shtjefënit, Nerodimë e Poshtme
Црква Светог Стефана, Доње Неродимље
Location:Donje Nerodimlje, Kosovo
Religious Affiliation:Serbian Orthodox
Consecration Year:14th century
Designation1:Cultural Heritage of Serbia
Designation1 Offname:Church of St Stephen
Designation1 Type:Cultural monument of Exceptional Importance
Designation1 Date:3 December 1990[1]

Church of St. Stephen (Serbian: Црква Светог Стефана / Crkva Svetog Stefana; Albanian: Kisha e Shën Shtjefënit) was a Serbian Orthodox church located in Donje Nerodimlje, in the municipality of Ferizaj, Kosovo. It belonged to the Diocese of Raška and Prizren of the Serbian Orthodox Church and it was destroyed during the Kosovo War in 1999.[2]

Location

The church dedicated to St. Stephen, dating from the 14th century, was located in the valley of the river Nerodimka, at the cemetery in Nerodimë e Poshtme, five kilometers west of Ferizaj. The church was rebuilt in 1996.After the arrival of the US KFOR forces in 1999, the church was damaged, burned and destroyed.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Одлука о утврђивању непокретних културних добара од изузетног значаја . Службени гласник Републике Србије . 1990 . 16 . 504.
  2. Web site: Svetosavlje/ Destroyed, burned and looted churches, no.39 . 2016-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132020/http://www.svetosavlje.org/biblioteka/Zitija/OdKosovaDoJadovna/OdKosovaDoJadovna28.htm . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  3. http://www.rastko.rs/kosovo/raspeto/crkve/cr09.html Raspeto Kosovo