Church of St. Nicholas, Baroque church in Jagodnjak, Croatia.
The Church of St. Nicholas is a Baroque religious building in Jagodnjak with the typical features of 18th-century church architecture in Eastern Croatia. It features white exterior walls and a bell tower that rise above the surrounding village.
Built in 1725, the Church of St. Nicholas is a Serbian Orthodox church belonging to the Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja. In 2012 a villager reported a dream apparition of Nectarios of Aegina; in 2013 the church set aside a place for his icon and organised a pilgrimage to Aegina in Greece. In 2015 the eparchy consecrated a foundation stone nearby for a smaller church to Nectarios, begun in 2017 and consecrated on 22 April 2024.
The church remains the spiritual center of Jagodnjak, where the community gathers for worship and celebrations throughout the year. It shapes the village landscape and represents the religious identity of its residents.
The church stands in Jagodnjak, in the Baranja region of Osijek-Baranja County, eastern Croatia, and belongs to the Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja. A smaller church dedicated to Nectarios of Aegina was consecrated next to the old church on 22 April 2024, so both can be visited in one stop. The parish celebrates its patron saint's day, Nikoljdan, on 19 December.
In 2012 a villager said Nectarios of Aegina appeared to her in a dream; a place for his icon was set aside in the church in 2013, and a pilgrimage to Aegina, where the saint was born in 1846, was organised. A smaller church dedicated to him was begun nearby in 2017 and consecrated on 22 April 2024.
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