Church of the Holy Transfiguration, Sarajevo

Church of the Holy Transfiguration
Church of the Holy Transfiguration, pictured in 2011
Religion
Affiliation	Serbian Orthodox Church
District	Metropolitanate of Dabar and Bosnia
Year consecrated	1940
Location
Location	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Interactive map of Church of the Holy Transfiguration
Architecture
Architect	Aleksandar Deroko
Completed	1940

The Church of the Holy Transfiguration (Serbian: Црква Светог Преображења, romanized: Crkva Svetog Preobraženja) is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is under jurisdiction of the Metropolitanate of Dabar and Bosnia of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Originally planned for Split in Croatia, it was built in 1940 by Aleksandar Deroko and consecrated by Serbian Patriarch Gavrilo V. It is the only Orthodox church in Novo Sarajevo.

During the Bosnian War, the church was heavily damaged, and after the war it was renovated. Reworking of frescoes began in 2004.

See also

• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos
• Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel
• Serbs of Sarajevo

External links

• Dabro-Bosnian Metropolitanate
• 70th Church anniversary Archived 2012-07-26 at the Wayback Machine