Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste

Saint Spyridon Church (Italian: Chiesa di San Spiridione; Serbian: Crkva svetog Spiridona, Црква светог Спиридона) is a Serbian Orthodox church in Trieste, Italy.

History

The Orthodox community in Trieste was established in 1748 but it wasn't until 1751 when Empress Maria Theresa allowed free practice of religion for Orthodox Christians, this prompted immigration of Serbian traders from Herceg Novi, Trebinje and Sarajevo to Trieste.^[1] In 1781, the community split into two. The first was Greek community and second, from which there is today's Serbian parish, was the community which embraced the Orthodox South Slavic nations.^[2] From 1994^[3] up to administrative changes within the dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the parish in Trieste fell within the Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana. Today it is part of the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Central Europe.

Emilio Bisi produced sculptures for the facade.

Gallery

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  Altar of the Saint Spyridon church
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  Dome of the church
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  The church with its distinctive domes
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  Celiing of southern Transept

See also

• Triestine Serbs
• Serbs in Italy

References

External links

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Serbian Orthodox churches
Serbia	Church of Saint Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. George, Banovo Brdo Ružica St. Mark's Church St. Basil of Ostrog St. Achillius, Arilje Peter's Church, Ras Cave Church, Lukovo Štava Church Odžaklija Kađenica Lazarica Church Church of St. George, Lukovo Church of Holy Ascension, Krupanj Saint George's Cathedral (Novi Sad) the Assumption, Zrenjanin Our Lady of Ljeviš* Church of the Virgin Hodegetria* Church of St. Elijah, Podujevo* Church of St. Nicholas, Prizren* Mala Gospojina Church* Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Pristina*
Montenegro	Cathedral of Podgorica Vlah Church
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Sarajevo Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo Church of the Holy Transfiguration, Sarajevo Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Banja Luka Church of St. George, Sopotnica Church of St. Nikola, Dobrelja Old Church of St. Nicholas, Javorani
Croatia	Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci Church of St. George, Kneževo Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, Negoslavci Church of Pentecost, Markušica Church of St. George, Bobota Church of St. Stephen, Borovo Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Srijemske Laze Church of St. Peter and Paul, Bolman Church of St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Gaboš Church of St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Zagreb Church of St. George, Grubišno Polje Church of St. Nicholas, Karlovac Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Drežnica Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Štikada Church of St. George, Varaždin Church of the Holy Annunciation, Dubrovnik Orthodox Church in Knin Church of St. Peter and Paul, Tepljuh St. Spyridon Church, Peroj Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka Church of St. Nicholas, Vrlika Orthodox church of Holy Salvation, Cetina
United Kingdom	Church of St Sava, Notting Hill, London Church of the Holy Prince Lazar, Birmingham Serbian Orthodox Church, Halifax St. Nicholas, West Wycombe
United States	Sts. Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, USA Trinity Chapel Complex, USA Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Jackson, California), USA Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Merrillville, Indiana), USA St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), USA
Other countries	St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church (Toronto), Canada Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, Slovenia Serbian Church in Arad, Romania St. Sava Church, Paris, France Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste, Italy Annunciation Church, Szentendre, Hungary Transfiguration Church, Szentendre, Hungary Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Stockholm, Sweden
Notes	* indicate churches in Kosovo, which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Serbia and Kosovo.

Trieste
History	Timeline Imperial Free City of Trieste (1849–1922) Free Territory of Trieste (1947–54) Treaty of Osimo Province of Trieste
Geography and surrounding area	Gulf of Trieste Duino Castle Grotta Gigante Sistiana Val Rosandra Altura Rozzol
Buildings and landmarks	Caffè San Marco Kleines Berlin Miramare Castle Piazza Unità d'Italia Savoia Excelsior Palace Trieste Astronomical Observatory Trieste Botanical Garden Trieste Commodity Exchange Victory Lighthouse
Places of worship	Catholic: Trieste Cathedral Temple of Monte Grisa Jewish: Trieste Synagogue Serb Orthodox: St. Spyridon Church
Culture	Politeama Rossetti Risiera di San Sabba Revoltella Museum Sartorio Museum Teatro Stabile Sloveno Teatro Verdi Trieste Film Festival Trieste Natural History Museum
Local media	Newspapers: Il Piccolo Primorski dnevnik Radio: Radio Trst A
Education and research	University of Trieste MIB School of Management Trieste AREA Science Park (ELETTRA ICGEB) International Centre for Theoretical Physics International School for Advanced Studies The World Academy of Sciences
Sports venues	Current: Stadio Nereo Rocco PalaTrieste Former: Stadio Littorio (1932–92)
Transport	Port of Trieste Trieste Airport Trieste Centrale railway station Trieste–Opicina tramway

Coordinates: 45°39′05″N 13°46′24″E / 45.65139°N 13.77333°E / 45.65139; 13.77333