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Cathedral of Jesus' Heart.
Cathedral of Jesus' Heart.

The Cathedral of Jesus' Heart (Bosnian/Croatian: Katedrala Srca Isusova) in Sarajevo is the largest cathedral in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnian language (Bosnian bosanski jezik) sometimes referred as Bosniak language or Bosniac language is a South Slavic language native Croatian language ( hrvatski jezik) is a South Slavic language which is used primarily in Croatia, by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina in neighbouring TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with This article is about the history and organisation of the cathedral Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan It is commonly referred to as the "Sarajevo Cathedral". It is the seat of the Vrhbosanski Archbishop, currently Monsignor Vinko Puljić, and center of Catholic worship in the city. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vrhbosna is an ecclesiastical territory or Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in eastern Bosnia. Monsignor, pl monsignori is the form of address for those members of the Clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain Ecclesiastical Vinko Puljić (born September 8, 1945) is a Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina The Cathedral is located in the city's Old Town district. Stari Grad (meaning "old city" is a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The Cathedral of Jesus' Heart was built in honor of "Jesus' Sacred Heart", an important Catholic concept. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The Sacred Heart is a religious devotion to Jesus ' physical heart as the representation of the divine love for humanity Architect Josip Vancaš modeled it after the Notre-Dame de Paris using the neo-Gothic style and elements of Romanesque architecture. NotreDameFlyingButtressjpg|right|thumb|250px|Notre Dame de Paris Flying Buttress]] Notre Dame de Paris is a Gothic Cathedral on the eastern half of the The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began Regional characteristics of Romanesque architecture|Romanesque art Romanesque architecture is the term that is used to describe the architecture of Middle Ages Europe which Work began on August 25, 1884, and was completed in the same month in 1889. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Bishop of Dubrovnik was present for the opening. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dubrovnik is an ecclesiastical territory or Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in southern Croatia.

The building was damaged during the Siege of Sarajevo, but was not completely destroyed, and the damage has since been repaired. The Siege of Sarajevo was conducted by the Serb forces of self-proclaimed Republika Srpska and Yugoslav People's Army (later transformed to the The building is often used as a symbol of the city: The design above the door to the Cathedral is part of the flag and seal of Sarajevo Canton and the Romanesque towers are featured on the flag and coat of arms of Sarajevo. The Sarajevo Canton is a canton of the Federation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The coat of arms of Sarajevo, generally known as the seal of Sarajevo, is the Coat of arms of the city of Sarajevo.


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