St. Peter's Basilica Church, Stari Trg

St. Peter's Church (Albanian: Kisha e Shën Pjetrit), known as the Latin Church (Serbian Cyrillic: Латинска црква) or the Saxon Church (Сашка црква), is an old Roman Catholic church built in the 13th century, near Mitrovica in Kosovo. It was a Protected Monument of Culture of the Republic of Serbia from 1958,[1] and is protected as a Cultural Heritage by the Republic of Kosovo.[2]

"St. Peter's Basilica Church" redirects here. For the church in Vatican City, see St. Peter's Basilica. For other uses, see St. Peter's Basilica (disambiguation).
St. Peter's Basilica Church
Ruins of the church's eastern wall
Religion
AffiliationRoman Catholic Church
DistrictMitrovica District
Statusruin
Location
LocationStari Trg, Mitrovica, Kosovo
Architecture
TypeGothic architecture
Completed1303
MaterialsStone

The church was built by Saxon miners and Catholic merchants from the maritime cities during the medieval Kingdom of Serbia.[1] Intended to serve the Catholic community needs, it was firstly mentioned in 1303, in conjunction with the town of Trepça. In the 21st century the church is almost entirely in ruins and only the old part of the perimeter walls remains. The only wall standing is the main part of eastern wall, with three apses. The building is of the basilica type, while the shape and construction of the walls is indicative of Byzantine influence.[3][4]

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Notes
a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References
  1. Spomenici.
  2. Ministry of Culture of Kosovo.
  3. List of the cultural heritage placed under temporary protection (PDF), Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports of Kosovo
  4. Zhvillimi lokal permes trashegimenise [Local development through heritage] (PDF) (in Albanian), Council of Europe, 2015

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