Church of St. Peter and Paul, Mostar
| Church of St. Peter and Paul | |
|---|---|
Franjevačka crkva i samostan sv. Petra i Pavla | |
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  Church of St. Peter and Paul Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 43°20′16″N 17°48′31″E / 43.3379°N 17.8086°E | |
| Location | Mostar |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | franjevci |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Dedication | St. Peter and St.Paul |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Roman Catholic church and monastery |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Modernism |
| Years built | 1866 (old church), 1999 (new church) |
| Demolished | 1992 (old church) |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Spire height | 107.2 m (351 ft 8 in) |
| Bells | 5 |
Church of St. Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic church with a monastery in Mostar. It is located along the river Radobolja, at the foot of Hum. The church is run by the Franciscans.
.In Mostar, the Ottomans helped build a Catholic church in 1866. The church was destroyed during the 1992 war and the new, larger structure was erected in 2000 on the foundations of the previous building. The Complex is also proud of its library with its prestigious 50,000 ancient volumes of both the Western and Eastern worlds, and in fact it is the largest of all the libraries with such characteristics in the whole of Herzegovina. The building also holds an important art collection with works of Italian Masters of the 16th and 17th centuries, apart from works of more contemporary art. web |title=Povijest page 24 |url=https://franjevci-mostar.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/Povijest/index.html?page=24 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=franjevci-mostar.info}}</ref> After the bishop's residence complex was built in Vukodol in 1847, the seat of the new Franciscan province and the seat of the bishop of Mostar,[1] in 1866 the Franciscan church of St. Peter and Paul in the city itself. Thirty years later, a Franciscan monastery was built. The church was destroyed in the Serb-Montenegrin shelling of Mostar in 1992. It was rebuilt after the war.[2] The church has the tallest bell tower in Bosnia and Herzegovina (107 meters).[3] It is also the tallest bell tower in southeast Europe.[4]
Gallery
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Old church in 1897 -
Old church in 1940 -
Church facade -
Bell tower -
Inside of church -
Church after Siege of Mostar -
Church after Siege of Mostar, 9 May 1992
References
[edit]- ^ "Mostar | Hrvatska enciklopedija". enciklopedija.hr. Retrieved Aug 12, 2021.
- ^ "Povijest page 68". franjevci-mostar.info. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
- ^ "Sv. Petra i Pavla - Raspored Svetih Misa". sveta-misa.org. Retrieved Aug 12, 2021.
- ^ "Romania to Start Building Balkans' Tallest Church". balkaninsight.com. 4 February 2011. Retrieved Aug 12, 2021.