Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sarajevo

Sacred Heart Cathedral
Katedrala Presvetog Srca Isusova
Location	Sarajevo
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
History
Status	Cathedral
Dedication	Sacred Heart
Consecrated	14 September 1889
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Josip Vancaš
Architectural type	Cathedral
Style	Gothic
Groundbreaking	25 August 1884[1]
Completed	9 November 1887
Specifications
Length	41.90 m (137.5 ft)[1]
Width	21.30 m (69.9 ft)[1]
Number of spires	2
Spire height	43.20 m (141.7 ft)[1]
Bells	6
Administration
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Vrhbosna
Clergy
Archbishop	Tomo Vukšić
Bishop(s)	Msgr. Pero Sudar
Provost	The Very Rev. Pero Pranjić
Rector	Msgr. Ante Meštrović
Vicar(s)	Msgr. Bosiljko Rajić

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The Sacred Heart Cathedral (Serbo-Croatian: Katedrala Srca Isusova/Катедрала Срца Исусова) is a Catholic church in Sarajevo; commonly referred as the Sarajevo Cathedral (Sarajevska katedrala/Сарајевска катедрала), it is the largest cathedral in Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1] It is the seat of the Archbishop of Vrhbosna, currently Tomo Vukšić, and center of Catholic worship in the city. The cathedral is located in the city's Old Town district.

Sacred Heart Cathedral was built in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, an important Catholic concept. The building is in the Neo-Gothic style, with Romanesque Revival elements. The building was awarded to the Viennese contractor Baron Karl Schwarz with supervising architect Josip Vancaš. He modeled it after the Notre-Dame in Dijon (France). Work began on 25 August 1884, and was completed on 9 November 1887. The Bishop of Dubrovnik was present for the consecration on 14 September 1889.

The building was damaged during the Siege of Sarajevo, but not completely destroyed, and the damage has since been repaired. The building is often considered 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 cathedral is 41.9 meters long and 21.3 meter wide. It was constructed in Neo-Gothic style; The two bell towers are 43.2 m high. Above the portal is an octagonal rosette and a statue of the Sacred Heart.

• The main altar was designed by Josip Vancaš and made from Grisignano marble. It rests on four small columns of red Tyrolean marble. The seven niches behind the altar depict in the central position: Sacred Heart of Jesus; on the left side: Saint Joseph and Saint Francis of Assisi; on the right side: Saint Michael and the prophet Elijah; on the extremities: statue of an angel.
• Side altars: in the western aisle is an altar dedicated to the Immaculate Conception (a donation of Emperor Franz Joseph I). In the eastern aisle, an altar dedicated to the apostles of the Slavs, Saint Cyril and Saint Methodius (a donation of the people of Bohemia).
• Pulpit: the pulpit is mounted on a richly decorated pedestal. The enclosure shows in the central part Jesus as teacher, flanked on each side by two Evangelists.
• Frescoes: in 1886 the frescoes were commissioned to Alexander Maximilian Seitz (1811–1888). Due to his deteriorating health he could only finish the designs in 1887. The execution was undertaken by his assistant Alberto Rohden.
  • on the wall of the western bell tower : the Coronation of Mary. The lower part of the fresco shows a father, mother and child in national dress, surrounded by Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Dominic.
  • on the wall of the eastern bell tower: the Resurrection of Jesus.
  • in the vault: a depiction of the Sermon on the Mount and a depiction of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments, both by Ante Martinović (replica on canvas of the fresco by A.M. Seitz).
  • in the indentations above the vaults: oil paintings in chiaroscuro of the Doctors of the Church, done on canvas in Rome by Lodovico Seitz (1844-1908), son of Alexander Seitz.
• Organ: manufactured by the Heferer Company of Zagreb. It has mechanical tractions, two manuals, pedal and 22 sound registers.
• Grave of archbishop Stadler, the first archbishop of Vrhbosna by the sculptor Marin Studin.
• The five stained-glass windows in the apse were designed by Josip Vancaš and executed by the Tiroler Glasmalerei of Innsbruck.
• The stained-glass windows in the side aisles were executed by the Vienna workshop of the Tiroler Glasmalerei.

• Ivan Šarić
• Josip Stadler
• Marko Jozinović

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  Interior
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  Rose window
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  Stained glass
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  Pulpit
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  Nave and apse
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  Side altar of the Saints Cyril and Methodius
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  View of Cathedral
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  Cathedral in winter 2018.

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• History of Sarajevo
• Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Msgr. Ante Meštrović: A short guide to the cathedral in Sarajevo (2011), booklet on sale in the cathedral.

• Katolička Tiskovna Agencija (in Croatian)

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