Properties
| ID | 135231 |
|---|---|
| System Class | Place |
| Place | Church |
| Case Study | The Central Powers in the Region of Prilep-Bitola during WW I |
| Administrative unit | North Macedonia , Region of Pelagonia / Пелагониски регион |
Description
The Church of Sveti Hristofor is an Early Modern church, which was severely damaged in the fighting at the Salonica Front during the First World War and was restored in the interwar period. Originally, the church was erected in 1837. Photographs, preserved in France in the “Ministère de la Culture – Médiathèque de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine”, reveal that the church was destroyed by French artillery in 1916/17. This is clearly stated by the caption of the photograph: “Le Monastère détruit par notre artillerie”. According to a Serbian inscription above the entrance in the North, the church was renovated in 1925 during the reign of the King of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Aleksandar I Karadjordjević (reigned 1921-1934).