Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bačka Palanka
Appearance
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
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Crkva Bezgrešnog začeća blažene djevice Marije | |
45°15′01″N 19°22′57″E / 45.25028°N 19.38250°E | |
Location | Bačka Palanka, Vojvodina |
Country | Serbia |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Dedication | Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Architecture | |
Style | Neoclassicism |
Years built | 1782-1787[1] |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica |
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Serbo-Croatian: Crkva Bezgrešnog začeća blažene device Marije) is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Bačka Palanka in Vojvodina, Serbia. The church was constructed in period between 1782 and 1787.[1] The local parish was firstly mentioned in 1237 under the name of Pest and was re-established in 1755 from a section of the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist of Mladenovo parish area.[2] At that time it was administered from catholic church in Ilok just across the Danube river in what is now easternmost town of Croatia.[2]