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Church of St. Archangel Michael, Veličani

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Church of St. Archangel Michael
Црква светог Арханђела Михајла
Church of St. Archangel Michael with a medieval Stećak necropolis
St. Archangel Michael
St. Archangel Michael
Church of St. Archangel Michael
42°51′54″N 18°01′15″E / 42.865108°N 18.020770°E / 42.865108; 18.020770
LocationVeličani, Popovo Polje
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina
DenominationSerbian Orthodox Church
History
Cult(s) presentSt. Archangel Michael
Architecture
Heritage designationNational Monument
Designated4 March 2003
Stylesingle-nave with semi-circular apse and a small preslica bell tower
Completed1863
Specifications
Length972 metres (3,189 ft)
Width760 metres (2,490 ft)
Diameter790 metres (2,590 ft)
MaterialsLimestone

Church of St. Archangel Michael (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква Светог Арханђела Михајла) is Orthodox Christian church in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in Veličani village within contemporary Orthodox cemetery, in a central part of Popovo Polje, municipality Trebinje, Republika Srpska entity.

National monument

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Church is surrounded with medieval Stećak necropolis, and together they constitute an assemble, which is designated a National monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and declared by Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 4 March 2003.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "DECISION - The architectural ensemble of the Church of the Holy Archangel and stećak necropolis". Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ "List of national monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina". Commission to preserve national monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovin. Retrieved 15 September 2015.