Church of Saint George, Somberek

Church of Saint George
Church of Saint George
Church of Saint George
46°04′58″N 18°39′31″E / 46.08278°N 18.65861°E / 46.08278; 18.65861
LocationSomberek, Mohács District, Baranya County
CountryHungary
DenominationSerbian Orthodox Church
History
StatusChurch
DedicationSaint George
Architecture
Functional statusActive
StyleNeo-classicism
Years built1793[1]
Administration
ArchdioceseEparchy of Buda

The Church of Saint George (Serbian: Црква Светог Георгија, romanizedCrkva Svetog Georgija; Hungarian: Szent György templom) is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Somberek, Hungary. It is under jurisdiction of the Eparchy of Buda of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

Services are usually held only once a year.[2] The church is designated as a protected monument, registered under the registry number 9651 and the KÖH identifier 1928.[2]

History

The church was originally built as a larger single-nave village church in the style of provincial neoclassicism. A tower was added in 1783, featuring a copper Baroque-style segmented cap with a lantern in the middle. The iconostasis was painted in the early 19th century by an unknown iconographer. It was rebuilt in 1793.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Архијерејско намесништво мохачко". Eparchy of Buda. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Szent György Szerb Ortodox templom". wap.nagyvofely.hu. Retrieved 11 August 2024.