Jasenovac Monastery
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The Jasenovac Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Јасеновац, Croatian: Manastir Jasenovac) is a Serbian Orthodox Monastery dedicated to the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Belongs to Diocese of Slavonia, in Croatia.[1]
| Jasenovac Monastery | |
|---|---|
Манастир Јасеновац Manastir Jasenovac | |
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| Country | Croatia |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| Architecture | |
| Years built | 17th century |
The Monastery was built in 1775.[1]
During the beginning of WWII, the monastery was destroyed.[1]
The monastery was restored and consecrated on September 2, 1984.[2]
During war at disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991, the church was partially damaged and in May 1995 during Operation Flash, the church was desecrated and destroyed.[1]
In 2000, the church was restored by then the Bishop of Slavonia Sava Jurić proclaimed the Jasenovac Church of the Nativity Theotokos and St. John the Baptist as monastery.[1]
The abbot of this monastery was Amfilohije Zivkovic.[3]
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