Vidovdan Heroes Chapel
| Vidovdan Heroes Chapel | |
|---|---|
Kapela vidovdanskih heroja, Капела видовданских хероја | |
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Governing body | Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosna |
| Location | |
| Location | Centar, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°52′0.5″N 18°24′41.3″E / 43.866806°N 18.411472°E |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Aleksandar Deroko |
| Style | Serbo-Byzantine Revival |
| Completed | 1939 |
The Vidovdan Heroes Chapel[a] is a Serbian Orthodox chapel and mausoleum located on the Holy Archangels Georgije and Gavrilo Orthodox Cemetery[b] located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The crypt of the chapel contains the bodily remains of Gavrilo Princip and other members of Young Bosnia who took part in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914.[1]
In 2019, the chapel was renovated.[2]
Burials
[edit]The twelve people interred in the crypt of the chapel are Gavrilo Princip, Bogdan Žerajić, Vladimir Gaćinović, Nedeljko Čabrinović, Danilo Ilić, Veljko Čubrilović, Neđo Kerović, Mitar Kerović, Mihajlo Miško Jovanović, Jakov Milović, Trifko Grabež and Marko Perin.[3]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sveti Arhangeli Georgije i Gavrilo". Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ "Renovation of the chapel". Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ "The Chapel of the Vidovdan Heroes". Archived from the original on 2019-07-19. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
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