Church of the Nativity of Christ, Pirot

Serbian Orthodox church in Pirot, Serbia

43°09′23″N 22°35′15″E / 43.15639°N 22.58750°E / 43.15639; 22.58750Height10 mBuiltstarted 1834ArchitectAndrey Damyanov

TypeProtected MonumentReference no.SK 2091^[1]

Location of Church of the Nativity of Christ in Serbia

The Church of the Nativity of Christ (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква рођења Христовог у Пироту; Serbian: Crkva rođenja Hristovog u Pirotu), also known as The Old Church (Stara crkva), is a Serbian Orthodox church building located in Pirot in the district of the same name in southeastern Serbia. It is listed as a Protected Monument of Culture.^[1]

Description

The church was built in 1834 and consecrated by Eparchy of Niš bishop Jeronim. The construction was managed by architect Andrey Damyanov, who also built churches in Niš, Skopje, Vranje, Smederevo and Mostar.^[2]

The church is slightly below ground level and can be reached through a downward stairway. This is a result of the Ottoman laws that forbade the churches to be higher than the Turkish mosque. The Church of the Nativity is 22 meters long, 13 meters wide and 10 meters high.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Nepokretna kulturna dobra" (xls). heritage.gov.rs (in Serbian). Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Serbia. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Stara crkva". eparhijaniska.rs (in Serbian). website of the Eparchy of Niš. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.

Serbian Orthodox church buildings

Serbia

Belgrade	Church of Saint Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. George, Banovo Brdo Ružica St. Mark's Church St. Basil of Ostrog Church of the Ascension Rakovica Monastery Chapel of Saint Petka Holy Apostles Peter and Paul St. Alexander Nevsky Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Batajnica) St. Nicholas (Dobanovci) Holy Virgin (Zemun)
Vojvodina	St. Nicholas (Bačinci) St. John the Baptist (Bačka Palanka) St. George (Banoštor) St. George (Bečej) St. Peter and Paul (Berkasovo) Saint Sava (Čerević) St. Nicholas (Erdevik) St. Elijah (Ilinci) Presentation of the Theotokos (Inđija) Dormition of the Theotokos (Irig) St. Nicholas (Irig) St. Theodore Tiron (Irig) Holy Apostle Luke (Kupinovo) Saint George's Cathedral (Novi Sad) Transfiguration of the Lord (Ruma) St. Nicholas (Sibač) St. Nicholas (Sivac) St. George (Sombor) Epiphany of the Lord (Srbobran) Nativity of the Theotokos (Sremska Kamenica) Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral (Sremski Karlovci) St. Demetrius (Sremska Mitrovica) St. Archdeacon Stephen (Sremska Mitrovica) Holy Archangel Gabriel (Susek) Presentation of the Theotokos (Sviloš) St. Nicholas (Šid) Dormition of the Theotokos (Titel) St. George (Tovariševo) Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas (Turija) St. Nicholas (Vršac) Assumption (Zrenjanin)
Central Serbia	St. Achillius (Arilje) St. Nicholas (Baljevac na Ibru) Nativity of the Virgin (Bogatić) St. Nicholas (Brezova) Kađenica (Dljin) Saints Peter and Paul (Dobrić) Saints Emperor Constantine and Empress Helena (Ivanjica) White Church (Karan) St. Nicholas (Kosovica) Holy Trinity (Kraljevo) Transfiguration (Krivaja) Holy Ascension (Krupanj) St. George (Kruševac) Lazarica (Kruševac) Holy Mother of God (Kuršumlija) Holy Trinity (Leskovac) Odžaklija (Leskovac) Cave Church (Lukovo) St. George (Lukovo) Štava Church (Lukovska Banja) Holy Trinity (Negotin) Holy Trinity Cathedral (Niš) Nativity of the Theotokos (Novaci) Nativity of Christ (Pirot) Cave Church (Rsovci) St. Petka (Staničenje) Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras) St. John the Baptist (Stevanac) Oplenac (Topola) St. Mark (Užice)
Kosovo* (status)	Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Belo Polje) St. Stephen (Donje Nerodimlje) St. Paraskeva (Drsnik) St. Nicholas (Đurakovac) Holy Archangels (Gornje Nerodimlje) Virgin Hodegetria (Mušutište) Nativity of the Theotokos (Obilić) Christ the Saviour (Pristina) Holy Saviour (Prizren) Our Lady of Ljeviš (Prizren) St. Elijah (Podujevo) Saint George (Prizren) St. Nicholas (Prizren) St John the Baptist (Samodreža) St. Nicholas (Slovinje) St. Nicholas (Štrpce) St. Uroš (Uroševac) Saint Elijah (Vučitrn)

Montenegro

Bosnia and
Herzegovina

Republika Srpska	Banja Luka Cathedral (Banja Luka) St. Nikola (Dobrelji) St. Nicholas (Dobrljin) St. Nicholas (Javorani) St. Nicholas (Rijeka) St. Nicholas (Romanovci) St. George (Sopotnica) St. Nicholas (Srđevići) St. Archangel Michael (Veličani)
Federation B&H	Holy Trinity (Mostar) Nativity of the Theotokos (Mostar) Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Sarajevo) Holy Transfiguration (Sarajevo) Nativity of the Theotokos (Sarajevo) Dormition of the Theotokos (Tuzla)