St. Nicholas ortodox church, Serbian Orthodox church in Zemun, Serbia.
St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Zemun is a single-nave Baroque building with a barrel vault, a semicircular apse and a two-storey bell tower with a metal cap on the west side. It was built from 1745 to 1752 on the foundations of an older wooden church. The interior holds a carved iconostasis from 1761 by Aksentije Marković, with icons painted by Dimitrije Bačević and Dimitrije Popović.
A small church dedicated to St. Nicholas was built in 1731, and the Serbian Orthodox church municipality of Zemun was founded the next year. The present church was begun in 1745 on the foundations of an older church and completed in 1752. A fire destroyed the original bell tower in 1867; it was rebuilt in 1870, when buttresses were added to the north and south facades.
The church keeps the flags of Zemun's guilds, including the oldest, from the "Čizmarско-tabački" shoemakers' and tanners' guild, dated 1807. These banners record the social role of craftsmen in this border town. A particle of the relics of Saint Andrew the First-Called, brother of the Apostle Peter, is also kept here.
The church sits in Zemun's old town core and is easy to reach on foot with small squares nearby for lingering. Visitors should know that religious services happen regularly, so respectful behavior during these times is important.
The iconostasis was carved in 1761 by Aksentije Marković and holds 73 icons painted by Dimitrije Bačević with Dimitrije Popović. In 1847 Živko Petrović repainted the lowest tier with parables such as the mote and the beam and the rich man and Lazarus. The church also keeps a relic of Saint Andrew the First-Called.
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