Osijek Co-cathedral

Coordinates: 45°33′38″N 18°40′34″E / 45.5606367°N 18.6760604°E

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Osijek Co-cathedral
The parish church of St Peter and Paul the Apostle in Osijek


45°33′38″N 18°40′34″E / 45.5606367°N 18.6760604°E / 45.5606367; 18.6760604
Location	Osijek
Country	Croatia
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	www.svpetaripavao.hr
Architecture
Architect(s)	Franz Langenberg ^[1]
Style	Neo-Gothic
Completed	1898
Specifications
Spire height	94 m
Materials	brick and stone

The Church of St Peter and St Paul (Croatian: Crkva svetog Petra i Pavla), the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek, is a neo-Gothic sacral structure located in Osijek, Croatia. The multi-tiered 90-metre spire is one of the city's landmarks. The church was built in 1898 on the initiative of the Bishop of Đakovo Josip Juraj Strossmayer.^[2]

The church is entered via a small door to the right of the main portal, overlooked by a trio of gargoyles. The interior is a treasure trove of neo-Gothic ornamentation, with a succession of pinnacled altars overlooked by exuberant stained glass windows. The interior was finished off in 1938–1942 when leading Croatian painter Mirko Rački covered the walls and ceilings with brightly coloured frescoes illustrating famous episodes from the Old and New Testaments.

Masses are held daily at 07:00 and 18:30, and on Sundays at 06:30, 07:30, 08:30, 10:00, 11:30 and 18:30.

Trivia

This is the tallest building in Slavonia.
Capacity of the church during the mass is over 3000 people.
The church is built of three and a half million bricks, and has a colored stone altars.
The four tower bells weigh 2665 kg, 1552 kg, 740 kg. and 331 kg.^[1]
In 1991, during Croatian War of Independence the church was heavily damaged.

Older baroque church that was demolished in order to construct new neo-gothic co-cathedral
Construction of the co-cathedral in 1897
Construction of the co-cathedral in 1898
The top of the co-cathedral before mounting
Consecration of the co-cathedral on May 20, 1900
Co-cathedral today
Easter concert on the cathedral organ, 2023

References

^ ^a ^b (in German) Franz Langenberg's Biography Archived 2011-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Povijest župe". Official Web Page (in Croatian). Župna crkva Sv. Petra i Pavla Apostola u Osijeku. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-09.

External links

Media related to Church of SS. Peter and Paul in Osijek at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Cathedrals in Croatia
Roman Catholic cathedrals	Bjelovar Đakovo Dubrovnik Gospić Hvar Korčula Krk Poreč Požega Rijeka Sisak Šibenik Split Trogir Varaždin Zadar Zagreb
Roman Catholic co-cathedrals	Križevci Makarska Osijek Pula Senj
Serbian Orthodox cathedrals	Zagreb Dalj Karlovac Jasenovac de jure (Pakrac de facto) Šibenik
Croatian Greek Catholic cathedrals	Križevci
Croatian Greek Catholic co-cathedrals	Zagreb

v t e Osijek
History	History of Osijek Tvrđa Croatian War of Independence Mayors	Coat of arms of Osijek
Districts	Donji grad Gornji grad Industrijska četvrt Jug II Novi grad Retfala Tvrđa
Suburbs	Brijest Briješće Josipovac Klisa Nemetin Podravlje Sarvaš Tenja Tvrđavica Višnjevac
Buildings and landmarks	Ante Starčević Square City Guard County palace Eurodom European Avenue Franjo Tuđman Bridge Pedestrian bridge Pejačević Castle Portanova Normann Palace Slavonian Command Palace Statue of the Holy Trinity
Churches	Co-cathedral St. Roch's Church (Gornji grad) St. Roch's Church (Donji grad) St. Michael's Church Glorious Name of Mary's Church St. Family's Church St. Joseph the Worker's Church St. Cross Tump's Church St. Leopold Bogdan Mandić's Church St. Osijek Martyrs's Church Sts. Cyril and Methodius's Church Martyrdom of John the Baptist's Church St. Luke's Church Dormition of the Mother of God
Culture	Croatian National Theatre in Osijek Branko Mihaljević Children's Theatre City and University Library State Archives in Osijek
Galleries and museums	Gallery of fine arts Gallery Waldinger Gallery Vernissage Archaeological museum Museum of Slavonia
Education	University of Osijek Art Agriculture Civil Engineering Economics Electrical Engineering Food Technology Law Medicine Philosophy I Gymnasium Osijek II Gymnasium Osijek III Gymnasium Osijek Jesuit Classical Gymnasium in Osijek
Sports venues	Gradski vrt Hall Zrinjevac Sport Hall Jug Sport Hall Opus Arena Gradski vrt stadium
Transport	Osijek Airport Railway station Bus station Osijek tram
Festivals	Urban Fest
Neighboring municipalities	Darda Bilje Erdut Trpinja Šodolovci Antunovac Čepin Petrijevci