Saint Joseph's Church

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The initial design of St. Joseph's church by Karel Pařík was based on the design for a neo-Romanesque church given to Archbishop Ivan Šarić by Pope Pius XI. Work began on the construction of church in 1936, and the building was consecrated on 31 March 1940.

In plan the church is a triple-aisled basilica with transept. Below the sanctuary is a crypt containing the tomb of Archbishop Ivan Šarić. There are a further fifteen tombs in the south, west and east walls of the church. The church was painted by Josip Podolski in 1939, and the original stained glass windows were designed by Ivan Marinkocić. The stained glass at the west end and in the apse was destroyed by an explosion in 1945, but later restored. The high altar of St. Joseph and the terracotta Stations of the Cross were a gift from Pope Pius XII. The sculptor Franjo Rebhan carved the side altars and the tombs in the crypts.

The church was damaged during the 1992–1995 war, after which it underwent structural repairs, with conservation and restoration work being carried out on the murals and stained glass.

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Founded: 1936-1940
Category: Religious sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Andre Worldwide (6 months ago)
Very beautiful catholic church
Eldar Pezer - old mail (15 months ago)
Beautiful church in central Sarajevo. Built by historical architect.
shelia hdhili (16 months ago)
I'm thinking the samething every Sunday it was different from any Church service I ever visited they took communion eating of the body the bread without drinking his blood even though he said do this in rememberance of me of me until my return also there was no call to come up for prayer which i needed the priest rushed out to another room very fast after service I didn't see anyone with Bible or online with Bible I wouldn't recommend this church service if you are looking for a Church service according to scripture ?
Merve (3 years ago)
Nice architecture. It was closed at 3pm on Tuesday, though. So we couldn't see inside.
Robert Bsélis (3 years ago)
Very nice place
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