Church of the Nativity of Christ, Pirot explained

Church of the Nativity of Christ
Native Name:Црква рођења Христовог у Пироту
Native Language:sr-Cyrl
Native Name2:Crkva rođenja Hristovog u Pirotu
Native Language2:sr-Latn
Other Name:The Old Church (Serbian: Stara Crkva)
Type:Serbian Orthodox church
Location:Pirot, Pirot District, Serbia
Height:10 m
Built:started 1834
Architect:Andrey Damyanov
Designation1:Cultural Heritage of Serbia
Designation1 Type:Protected Monument
Designation1 Number:SK 2091

The Church of the Nativity of Christ (Serbian: Црква рођења Христовог у Пироту; Serbian: Crkva rođenja Hristovog u Pirotu), also known as The Old Church (Serbian: Stara crkva), is a Serbian Orthodox church building located in Pirot in the district of the same name in southeastern Serbia. It is listed as a Protected Monument of Culture.[1]

Description

The church was built in 1834 and consecrated by Eparchy of Niš bishop Jeronim. The construction was managed by architect Andrey Damyanov, who also built churches in Niš, Skopje, Vranje, Smederevo and Mostar.[2]

The church is slightly below ground level and can be reached through a downward stairway. This is a result of the Ottoman laws that forbade the churches to be higher than the Turkish mosque. The Church of the Nativity is 22 meters long, 13 meters wide and 10 meters high.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: sr. xls. Nepokretna kulturna dobra. heritage.gov.rs. Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Serbia. December 25, 2019.
  2. Web site: sr. Stara crkva. eparhijaniska.rs. website of the Eparchy of Niš. July 8, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160507043439/http://eparhijaniska.rs/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%B0/144-%D0%B0-%D0%BD-%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE/4149-%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0-%D1%86%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0. May 7, 2016. dead.