CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH ST. APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL IN BAČKI BRESTOVAC (XVIII-XX CENTURY)

Abstract

The paper presents some unknown and lesser known informations related to the history of the temple in Bački Brestovac. During the consecration (1744), the charter was issued that was not kept in the original. The transcript of 1835 which contains certain historical errors is analzyed. They are carefully reviewed and possible solutions are given. An important fact for the history of temple Bački Brestovac, is located in the Archive of Vojvodina in Novi Sad. The document, written in Latin, is preserved in the original. It was created on 28 August 1778. It contains impor- tant information about the material and financial resources collected for this project. In late 1876, a decision was made to raise the new iconostasis. At the public auction, on 8 November 1876, the project was given to Đorđe Rakić from Neštin. For the temple dedicated to the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Bački Brestovac, in 1937 the monk Rafail Momčilovic has painted the Bishop throne - St. Sava, Virgin’s throne - Madonna and Christ, and the icon of Jesus Christ in the altar area of St. Temple, in the “position of the upper place.” Everything was done in oil on canvas. These data, up until now, were not known to the general scientific and professional public