Church of the Ascension of the Lord, Orthodox church in Cetina, Croatia

The Church of the Ascension of the Lord is an Orthodox place of worship in Civljane village, featuring symmetrical design and solid stone walls built using local construction methods. The structure shows the classic proportions and layout typical of Orthodox religious buildings in this region.

Marko Četnik, a Belgrade merchant from Cetina, and his wife Jelena built the church in 1940, modelling it on the Church of Saints Joachim and Anne at Studenica Monastery. It was destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt in 1974, when two new bells were bought and a stone wall put up around the churchyard. Bishop Sava Vuković consecrated the rebuilt church on 12 June 1975, the feast of the Ascension. Croatian forces burned it and its carved iconostasis during the Croatian War of Independence.

The church is the endowment of Belgrade merchant Marko Četnik, a native of Cetina, and his wife Jelena. A plaque inside records that Četnik furnished it inside and out in 1974 and gave two new bells. Bishop Sava Vuković consecrated the rebuilt church on Spasovdan, 12 June 1975. An older Church of the Ascension stands nearby.

The church is located along the main road through Civljane village with parking available for cars and buses near the entrance. Visitors should check service times and dress respectfully to avoid disrupting any active worship taking place inside.

The church is a copy of the Temple of Saints Joachim and Anne at Studenica Monastery, built on that model by Belgrade merchant Marko Četnik, a native of Cetina, just above the spring of the Cetina, about 500 metres from the older Church of the Ascension. A plaque inside records his 1974 donation of two bells and the surrounding wall.