Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Batajnica

Church in Belgrade TypeCultural Monument of Great December no.СК , Serbia

44°54′23″N 20°16′29″E / 44.90639°N 20.27472°E / 44.90639; 20.27472LocationBatajnica, Belgrade

TypeCultural Monument of Great ImportanceDesignated30 December 1997Reference no.СК 426^[1] Country

SerbiaDenominationSerbian OrthodoxHistoryDedicationArchangel Michael and GabrielConsecrated1785ArchitectureStyleBaroque and ClassicismAdministrationArchdioceseEparchy of Srem

The Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква светих арханђела Михаила и Гаврила) in Batajnica is a Serbian Orthodox church in wider Belgrade, capital of Serbia. Built between 1780 and 1785, it is listed among the protected cultural monuments of the Republic of Serbia and on the list of cultural heritage of the City of Belgrade. It consists of a single nave, with a semi-circular apse and a narthex topped by a three-story Baroque bell tower.

The building houses several valuable art objects.^[2] The iconostasis includes 44 icons created by Teodor Kračun, one of the most important Serbian Baroque painters of the 18th century. There are also 28 icons by Živko Petrović, a 19th-century painter from Zemun, as well as religious objects from the 18th and 19th centuries, rare books, and archival documents.

References

^ "Информациони систем непокретних културних добара".
^ "Споменик културе Црква Св. Арханђела Михаила и Гаврила, Пуковника Миленка Павловића 2, Батајницa". Cultural Properties in Belgrade.

Serbian Orthodox church buildings

Serbia

Belgrade	Church of Saint Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. George, Banovo Brdo Ružica St. Mark's Church St. Basil of Ostrog Church of the Ascension Rakovica Monastery Chapel of Saint Petka Holy Apostles Peter and Paul St. Alexander Nevsky Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Batajnica) St. Nicholas (Dobanovci) Holy Virgin (Zemun)
Vojvodina	St. Nicholas (Bačinci) St. George (Banoštor) St. George (Bečej) St. Peter and Paul (Berkasovo) St. Nicholas (Erdevik) St. Elijah (Ilinci) Dormition of the Theotokos (Irig) St. Nicholas (Irig) St. Theodore Tiron (Irig) Holy Apostle Luke (Kupinovo) Saint George's Cathedral (Novi Sad) St. Nicholas (Sibač) St. Nicholas (Sivac) St. George (Sombor) Epiphany of the Lord (Srbobran) Nativity of the Theotokos (Sremska Kamenica) Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral (Sremski Karlovci) St. Nicholas (Šid) Dormition of the Theotokos (Titel) Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas (Turija) Assumption (Zrenjanin)
Central Serbia	St. Achillius (Arilje) Kađenica (Dljin) Holy Ascension (Krupanj) Lazarica (Kruševac) Odžaklija (Leskovac) Cave Church (Lukovo) St. George (Lukovo) Štava Church (Lukovska Banja) Holy Trinity Cathedral (Niš) Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras) Oplenac (Topola) St. Mark (Užice)
Kosovo* (status)	Nativity of the Theotokos (Obilić) Christ the Saviour (Pristina) Our Lady of Ljeviš (Prizren) St. Elijah (Podujevo) Saint George (Prizren) St. Nicholas (Prizren) Virgin Hodegetria (Mušutište)

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Republika Srpska	Banja Luka Cathedral (Banja Luka) St. Nikola (Dobrelji) St. Nicholas (Dobrljin) St. Nicholas (Javorani) St. Nicholas (Rijeka) St. Nicholas (Romanovci) St. George (Sopotnica) St. Nicholas (Srđevići) St. Archangel Michael (Veličani)
Federation B&H	Holy Trinity (Mostar) Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Sarajevo) Holy Transfiguration (Sarajevo) Nativity of the Theotokos (Sarajevo)