Location Trieste Denomination Serbian Orthodox Phone +39 040 631328 Dedication Saint Spyridon | Country Italy Province Province of Trieste Archdiocese Diocese of Central Europe Architect Carlo Maciachini | |
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Address Via Spiridione, 9, 34122 Trieste, Italy Similar Canal Grande, Sant'Antonio Nuovo, Castle of Saint Giusto, Trieste Cathedral, Teatro Romano | ||
Saint Spyridon Church (Italian: Chiesa di San Spiridione; Serbian: Црква светог Спиридона, Crkva svetog Spiridona) is a Serbian Orthodox church in Trieste, Italy.
History
The Orthodox community in Trieste was established in 1748 but it wasn't until 1751 when Empress Maria Theresa allowed free practice of religion for Orthodox Christians, this prompted immigration of Serbian traders from Herceg Novi, Trebinje and Sarajevo to Trieste. In 1781, the community split into two. The first was Greek community and second, from which there is today's Serbian parish, was the community which embraced the Orthodox South Slavic nations. From 1994 up to administrative changes within the dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the parish in Trieste fell within the Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana. Today it is part of the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Central Europe.
Emilio Bisi produced sculptures for the facade.