Church of Christ the Saviour, Pristina

Church of Christ the Saviour
The building in February 2013
General information
Address	Agim Ramadani, Vreshtat
Town or city	Pristina
Country	Kosovo[lower-alpha 1]
Coordinates	42°39′31″N 21°09′49″E / 42.6585°N 21.1636°E / 42.6585; 21.1636Coordinates: 42°39′31″N 21°09′49″E / 42.6585°N 21.1636°E / 42.6585; 21.1636
Groundbreaking	1995 (1995)
Owner	Disputed

The unfinished interior in October 2012

The Cathedral church of Christ the Saviour (Serbian: Саборни храм Христа Спаса у Приштини/Saborni hram Hrista Spasa u Prištini, Albanian: Katedralja e Krishtit Shpëtimtar) in Pristina, Kosovo^{[lower-alpha 1]} is an unfinished Serbian Orthodox Christian church whose construction began in 1995.^[1] Due to have been completed in 1999, its construction, on the campus of the pre-war University of Pristina, was interrupted by the Kosovo War.^[1]

History

Its construction was not welcomed by the predominantly Muslim population of Kosovo,^[2] and its future remains uncertain.^[2] Ownership of the building and the land on which it is located is disputed between the current University of Pristina and the Serbian Orthodox Church.^[2]

Seen as a symbol of the rule of Slobodan Milošević,^[3] various Kosovo Albanian intellectuals have called for its demolition.^[4]

Notes and references

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Serbian Orthodox churches
Serbia	Church of Saint Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. George, Banovo Brdo Ružica St. Mark's Church St. Basil of Ostrog St. Achillius, Arilje Peter's Church, Ras Cave Church, Lukovo Štava Church Odžaklija Kađenica Lazarica Church Church of St. George, Lukovo Church of Holy Ascension, Krupanj Saint George's Cathedral (Novi Sad) the Assumption, Zrenjanin Our Lady of Ljeviš* Church of the Virgin Hodegetria* Church of St. Elijah, Podujevo* Church of St. Nicholas, Prizren* Mala Gospojina Church* Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Pristina*
Montenegro	Cathedral of Podgorica Vlah Church
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Sarajevo Old Orthodox Church in Sarajevo Church of the Holy Transfiguration, Sarajevo Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Banja Luka Church of St. George, Sopotnica Church of St. Nikola, Dobrelja Old Church of St. Nicholas, Javorani
Croatia	Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci Church of St. George, Kneževo Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, Negoslavci Church of Pentecost, Markušica Church of St. George, Bobota Church of St. Stephen, Borovo Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Srijemske Laze Church of St. Peter and Paul, Bolman Church of St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Gaboš Church of St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Zagreb Church of St. George, Grubišno Polje Church of St. Nicholas, Karlovac Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Drežnica Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Štikada Church of St. George, Varaždin Church of the Holy Annunciation, Dubrovnik Orthodox Church in Knin Church of St. Peter and Paul, Tepljuh St. Spyridon Church, Peroj Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka Church of St. Nicholas, Vrlika Orthodox church of Holy Salvation, Cetina
United Kingdom	Church of St Sava, Notting Hill, London Church of the Holy Prince Lazar, Birmingham Serbian Orthodox Church, Halifax St. Nicholas, West Wycombe
United States	Sts. Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, USA Trinity Chapel Complex, USA Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Jackson, California), USA Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Merrillville, Indiana), USA St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral (Milwaukee, Wisconsin), USA
Other countries	St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church (Toronto), Canada Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, Slovenia Serbian Church in Arad, Romania St. Sava Church, Paris, France Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste, Italy Annunciation Church, Szentendre, Hungary Transfiguration Church, Szentendre, Hungary Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Stockholm, Sweden
Notes	* indicate churches in Kosovo, which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Serbia and Kosovo.

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