Church of Saint Elias, Glamoč

The Church of Saint Elias (Croatian: Crkva svetog Ilije) is a Roman Catholic church in Glamoč, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Church of Saint Elias the Prophet
Croatian: Crkva svetog Ilije proroka Latin: Ecclesia Sancti Eliae
44.0417°N 16.8475°E / 44.0417; 16.8475
Location	Glamoč
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	zupa-glamoc.info
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Saint Elias
Consecrated	15 November 2014[1]
Relics held	Leopold Mandić
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Style	Modern architecture
Groundbreaking	2001[2]
Specifications
Length	42 m (138 ft)
Bells	3
Administration
Parish	Parish of Saint Elias the Prophet - Glamoč
Deanery	Livno
Diocese	Banja Luka
Province	Sarajevo
Clergy
Archbishop	Vinko Puljić
Bishop(s)	Franjo Komarica
Dean	The Very Rev. Adolf Višaticki
Priest(s)	Rev. Marko Crnjak
Laity
Organist(s)	Sr. Simplicija Šimić

History

Ruins of the old church

Glamoč parish is very old, it is mentioned in the 14th century,[3] but disappeared during the Ottoman rule in Bosnia.

The parish of Glamoč is restored as an independent chaplaincy in 1864, and in 1872 it became a parish again. The first parish church of Saint Elias in Glamoč was built in 1903. The church was looted and burned down during World War II and rebuilt in 1969. As part of the inter-ethnic Bosnian war, Serb soldiers mined and destroyed the church and rectory in 1992.

The new rectory was built in 1997 and until 2009 it served as a place for the celebration of the liturgy. The building of the present church started in 2001 near the ruins of the old church.[4]

Three church bells, cast in the Grassmayr foundry in Innsbruck, were blessed and placed on the bell tower on 21 December 2005. The biggest bell weighs 542 kg and is dedicated to the Queen of Croats. The bell dedicated to saint John the Baptist weighs 348 kg and one dedicated to saint Elias weighs 260 kg.[4]

The church was consecrated by bishop Franjo Komarica on 15 November 2014.[1]

Gallery

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  The church from north
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  Parish rectory
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  Ruins of the old church
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  Parks around churches
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  Ruins of church under snow
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  Church under snow

References

1. "Posvećena novoizgrađena župna crkva i obilježena 150. obljetnica župe Glamoč". zupa-glamoc.site90.net (in Croatian). Parish of Glamoč. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
2. "Izgradnja župne crkve u Glamoču". zupa-glamoc.site90.net (in Croatian). Parish of Glamoč. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
3. "Župa GLAMOČ". biskupija-banjaluka.org (in Croatian). Diocese of Banja Luka. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
4. Marić, Franjo; Orlovac, Anto (2006). Banjolučka biskupija u riječi i slici od 1881. do 2006 : povodom 125. obljetnice utemeljenja Biskupije. Banja Luka: Biskupski Ordinarijat Banja Luka. pp. 356–365. ISBN 953-97841-5-8.