Orthodox churches in Montenegro

The Church of Holy Archangel Michael, Herceg Novi, Montenegro
This church was built during the Austro-Hungarian rule over the city, which is due to persistent citizens of Herceg Novi, who first bought land in the Old Town, and later collected funds for the building of the church.
The church was built on the spot where remains of the former church were, and it was erected as endowment of  king Stefan Tvrtko I Kotromanic. The old church was destroyed by the Turks, and the land on which it stood was purchased by citizens of Herceg Novi in 1858 for 4602 forints.Construction of the church began in 1883 and ended in 1911 when the church was consecrated.The church was made by architect Milan Karlovac and is a mixture of Byzantine, Gothic and Baroque style. It was built of stone from Korcula, and its interior is adorned by iconostasis of white Italian marble, as well as icons made by Czech artist Franjo Cigler. See more photos

The Church of St. Luke (Kotor, Montenegro) was built in 1195. This modest church is the only sacral object in the city which wasn't severely damaged during great earthquake. Immediately upon completion of construction, church was decorated with frescos but only some fragments on southern wall remained so far. At first this was a Catholic church, but after great earthquake, in 1667 it was given to Orthodox christians, so it still has two oltars - Orthodox and Catholic one. The floor of this church consists of thumbstones, because until 1930's citizens of Kotor entombed their deceased inside the church. See more photos

St. Nicholas Church, Kotor

The church dedicated to Saint Nicholas was built in the early 20th century, in the period from 1902 to 1909 on the foundations of an older religious building which was destroyed by fire in the 19th century. It is located in the northern part of the old town of Kotor. A special value of this church is reflected by the iconostasis from 1908. The position of the church is determined by circumstances and urbanistic conditions in such manner that it is not facing east, like every other orthodox church is supposed to.

The church has a number of valuables many of which are donated by wealthy Kotor families. Next to the church there is the treasury of the Serbian Orthodox church with a rich collection of icons, items of artistic crafts, documents, ecclesiastical garb etc. See more photo

The Church of Holy Trinity, Budva

Holy Trinity Church is located in front of the Citadel in Old Town.

After the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797, at the request of Orthodox citizens of Budva and intercession of Montenegro's bishop, Austria has allowed the construction of the Church of Holy Trinity, which was completed in 1804.

It was built in 1804 modeled on the church of the Dormition of the Blessed Virgin from nearby Podostrog monastery. The interior of the church is adorned with high iconostasis partition in the Baroque style.

The iconostasis of the church was made by Greek icon painters in the 19th century and it has an exceptional artistic value. In front of the church there is the tomb of Stefan Mitrov Ljubisa, writer and politician, born in Budva. See more photos