St. Uroš Cathedral, Ferizaj Explained

Building Name:Church of the Holy Emperor Uroš
Location:Ferizaj, Kosovo
Religious Affiliation:Serbian Orthodox
Consecration Year:1933
Designation1:Cultural Heritage of Serbia
Designation1 Offname:Crkva Sv. Kralja Uroša
Designation1 Type:Monument of Culture
Designation1 Date:17 February 2000

The Church of the Holy Emperor Uroš (Serbian: црква Светог Цара Уроша; Albanian: Kisha e Ëngjëlli i Rojës) is a Serbian Orthodox church located in the center of Ferizaj in Kosovo. It belongs to the Eparchy of Raška and Prizren.

The church was built between 1929 and 1933, dedicated to Serbian emperor Uroš V (r. 1355–71). Its architect was Josif Mihajlović Jurukovski from Skopje. It was built as a five-domed building with a trefoil base, and made of concrete, stone and brick mix which was later plastered. The church of the Gračanica monastery served as a model for the diverse composition of the upper part of the temple. The decoration in the dome consists of chess box with crosses, floral motifs and bricks. The main dome rests on four free pillars.

The murals were painted by Janko Kuzmanović from Galičnik, from 1932–36, who, along with Viktorija Puzanova from Mitrovica, created the throne icons and richly carved iconostasis decorations. The collection of Serbian medieval iconography, including the icon of the Holy Trinity, painted by Josif Radević from Lazaropolje in 1896. The iconostasis is from the 19th century, made in wood, and it was a gift of the Serbian King Aleksandar I Karađorđević.[1]

The church was looted and set on fire by Albanians after the arrival of the US KFOR forces in town, at the end of June 1999. It was attacked in the 2004 unrest, and Albanian nationalist graffiti were painted on the walls in 2013.[2] [3] [4]

In 2015 work on the exterior began. In September 2016, more than 200 Serb former inhabitants of the town (pre-war 12,000 Serbs, now only three), participated in liturgy in the church.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crkva Car Uros.
  2. Web site: Oskrnavljena crkva u Uroševcu. 23 January 2013 . Nezavisne.
  3. Web site: sr:На Албанске гранате бачене на цркбу светог цара Уроша у Упошевцу одговорено светом литуријом . sr . The Albanian grenades thrown at the Church of the Holy Emperor Uroš in Upoševac were answered with a holy liturgy . 16 December 2003 . SPC (The official site of the Serbian Orthodox Church) . http://www.spc.rs/old/Vesti-2003/12/16-12-03_c1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304101640/http://www.spc.rs/old/Vesti-2003/12/16-12-03_c1.html . 2014-03-04 .
  4. http://www.rastko.rs/kosovo/raspeto/crkve/cr15.html Raspeto Kosovo
  5. Web site: Raseljeni Srbi u Uroševcu: Ovo mi je dom kojeg nema /VIDEO. B92.