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Church of St. Peter and Paul, Mostar

Coordinates: 43°20′16″N 17°48′31″E / 43.3379°N 17.8086°E / 43.3379; 17.8086
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Church of St. Peter and Paul
Franjevačka crkva i samostan sv. Petra i Pavla
Church of St. Peter and Paul is located in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Church of St. Peter and Paul
Church of St. Peter and Paul
Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina
43°20′16″N 17°48′31″E / 43.3379°N 17.8086°E / 43.3379; 17.8086
LocationMostar
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
DenominationRoman Catholic
Websitefranjevci.info
History
StatusActive
Founded1866
DedicationSt. Peter and St.Paul
Architecture
Functional statusRoman Catholic church and monastery
Architectural typeChurch
StyleModernism
Years built1866 (old church), 1999 (new church)
Demolished1992 (old church)
Specifications
Number of spires1
Spire height107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Bells5

Church of St. Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic church with a monastery in Mostar. It is located along the river Radobolja, at the foot of Hum. The church is run by the Franciscans.

History

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The conditions for the construction of this church were created only by the weakening of Ottoman power, the easing of discipline and the reforms of the Ottoman Empire.[1] After the bishop's residence complex was built in Vukodol in 1847, the seat of the new Franciscan province and the seat of the bishop of Mostar,[2] in 1866 the Franciscan church of St. Peter and Paul in the city itself. Thirty years later, a Franciscan monastery was built. The church was destroyed in the Serb-Montenegrin shelling of Mostar in 1992. It was rebuilt after the war.[3] The church has the tallest bell tower in Bosnia and Herzegovina (107 meters).[4] It is also the tallest bell tower in southeast Europe.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Povijest page 24". franjevci-mostar.info. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ "Mostar | Hrvatska enciklopedija". enciklopedija.hr. Retrieved Aug 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Povijest page 68". franjevci-mostar.info. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  4. ^ "Sv. Petra i Pavla - Raspored Svetih Misa". sveta-misa.org. Retrieved Aug 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Romania to Start Building Balkans' Tallest Church". balkaninsight.com. 4 February 2011. Retrieved Aug 12, 2021.