Eastern (Serbian) Orthodox Attractions
The Eastern Orthodox Church is the most widespread Christian denomination in Bosnia & Herzegovina. Orthodox Christians in Bosnia and Herzegovina belong to the Serbian Orthodox Church. The end of the High Middle Ages saw Eastern Orthodoxy firmly establish itself, in the form of the Serbian Orthodox Church, in the east of Herzegovina, namely Zachlumia, following a period of rule by the Kingdom of Serbia. The Ottoman rule in the 1400s saw Orthodox Christianity spreading into Bosnia as the Ottoman regime consistently favored the Orthodox Church over the Catholic. Today there are four Eparchies and one Metropolitanate in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Map of religion attractions in Bosnia & Herzegovina can be viewed here: https://bosnia4u.com/2017/11/26/bh-tourist-map-2/.
Serbian Orthodox objects of significance are:
- Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo (1539)
- Orthodox Cathedral Sarajevo (1874)
- Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Banja Luka (1929)
- Tvrdoš Monastery (15th century)
- Hercegovačka Gračanica monastery in Trebinje, an exact copy of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo (2000)
- Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Dobrun, near Višegrad (1343)
- Žitomislić Monastery near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina (1606)
- Dobrićevo Monastery (13th century)
- Stuplje Monastery (1540)
- Ozren Monastery (16th century)
- Rmanj Monastery (15th century)
- Zavala Monastery, near Trebinje (16th century) – Link to an article in Bosnian
- Church and Birthplace of St. Basil Ostroshki (17th century)
- Petropavlov Monastery, Trebinje (original 6th-11th century, rebuilt in 20th century)
- Moštanica Monastery (12th century, rebuilt in 16th century)
The Eastern (Serbian) Orthodox Church is the most widespread Christian denomination in Bosnia & Herzegovina.