Church of St. Elijah, Novi Jankovci

Church of St. Elijah (Croatian: Crkva svetog Ilije, Serbian: Црква светог Илије) in Novi Jankovci is Serbian Orthodox church in eastern Croatia. The church was constructed in 1897 during the time of Austro-Hungarian Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.[1]

Church of St. Elijah
Crkva svetog Ilije Црква светог Илије
Church of St. Elijah
Location	Novi Jankovci, Vukovar-Syrmia County
Country	Croatia
Denomination	Serbian Orthodox
History
Status	Church
Dedication	Elijah
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Years built	1897[1]
Administration
Archdiocese	Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja

It is a church of smaller dimensions compared to majority of other Orthodox churches in the region.[1] It was devastated in 1942 during the existence of quisling Independent State of Croatia and once again in 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence.[1] It was reconstructed as early as 1996 in the period of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium.[1]

References

1. Srđan Sekulić (31 August 2018). "Hramovi u Borovu, Negoslavcima i Novim Jankovcima". Retrieved 17 July 2020.