Stara Crkva, Jagodina, Orthodox church in Jagodina, Serbia.
Stara Crkva is an Orthodox church building in Jagodina with traditional Serbian architectural characteristics. The interior features religious artworks that adorn both the walls and ceiling throughout the sacred space.
Prince Miloš Obrenović had the church built between 1818 and 1824, while Jagodina was still under Ottoman rule and had no other church. It was consecrated to St. Michael the Archangel. After the 1830 Hatt-i Sharif allowed Christian worship and church building, Obrenović added a bell tower. In 1970 it was registered as a cultural monument.
The church is the parish church of parishes I to III of the Jagodina Stara Crkva community in the Belič deanery of the Šumadija eparchy. Its name Stara Crkva, "Old Church", distinguishes it from newer churches in the town. The iconostasis dates from 1822, with icons by Janja Moler and his assistants.
The church is centrally located in Jagodina and easily reached on foot from the town center. Access is generally possible on most days, especially during service times.
The white marble slab with three shallow-relief rosettes in front of the main entrance was brought here and set up after the town's mosque was demolished in 1926. Inside, a red marble plaque originally above the entrance, now at the altar, records the church's construction history and served as a source for Miloš Obrenović's birth year.
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