Church of St. John the Baptist, Pećka Banja

Church of St. John the Baptist in Pećka Banja, in the municipality of Peć (Kosovo and Metohija) was built in 1998 by Rajović family. It belonged to the Diocese of Raška and Prizren of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Church of St. John the Baptist in Pećka Banja
Црква Зачећа Светог Јована Претече у Пећкој Бањи
Church of St. John the Baptist
Religion
AffiliationSerbian Orthodox
Year consecrated1998
Location
LocationPećka Banja, Kosovo

Architecture

The church was designed with complex basis, in three parts with three bell towers. Bell towers are basically open on four sides. A narthex and nave are in the form of an inscribed cross. The authors of the project were Ljubiša Folić and Radomir Folić. The temple was painted by Dragomir Jašović. The frescoes have been painted by a famous Serbian fresco painter and traditional musician Pavle Aksentijević. Mosaics were done by Zdravko Vajagić, and chandelier and crosses were made by Bane Rakalić. The bells were made in the foundry "Popović".[1]

The destruction of the church in 1999

In 1999, after the arrival of the Italian KFOR troops, the church was burned and damaged by Kosovo Albanians.[1]

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See also
  • Destroyed Serbian heritage in Kosovo

References
  1. Raspeto Kosovo, rastko.rs; accessed 8 November 2016. (in Serbian)

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