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| 41°27′07″N 87°18′53″W / 41.4519°N 87.3147°W | |
| Location | 9191 Mississippi Street, Merrillville, Indiana |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
| Website | saintsava |
| History | |
| Former names | St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Gary, Indiana |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Dedication | Saint Sava |
| Consecrated | May 18, 1991 |
| Events | Former church at 13th and Connecticut Street in Gary, Indiana destroyed by fire in 1978; Current church at 9191 Mississippi Street, Merrillville, Indiana consecrated in 1991. |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architect(s) | Milojko Perisich; Radovan Pejovic |
| Architectural type | Byzantine Style |
| Years built | 1985-1991 |
| Groundbreaking | July 31, 1985 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | Seats about 400, additional 100 standing |
| Length | Overall 376 feet (115 m) |
| Nave length | 100 feet (30 m) |
| Nave width | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Height | Cross on the center cupola rests 97 feet (30 m) above the ground |
| Number of domes | 5 |
| Materials | American steel, Indiana limestone, and Appalachian oak wood |
| Bells | Located in the western cupola |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of New Gracanica – Midwestern America |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Longin (Krčo) |
| Priest(s) | Stavrofor Marko Matic |
| Laity | |
| Music group(s) | Karageorge Choir, Children's Choir of St. Sava Church |
The Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Црква светог Саве, romanized: Crkva svetog Save) was originally established February 14, 1914, in Gary, Indiana, US, and is now located in Merrillville, Indiana, after the consecration of the new church building in 1991.[1] It is the church-school congregation in which Saint Varnava, the first American-born Serbian to be proclaimed an Orthodox saint, was baptized and served as an altar boy.[2][3]
It is recognized as being among "10 Beautiful Region Cathedrals and Churches" in Northwest Indiana[4] and one of the Midwest's oldest parishes,[5] founded by early Serbian settlers in the United States seeking to establish their local community with the building of a church to help maintain their traditional customs.[6][7][8][9][10]
Through its religious and nationalistic endeavors, it earned the renowned name of "Srpska Gera".[11][1][12][13] It is now among the churches in the Northwest Indiana region that enjoy the status of institutional landmarks.[14][15]
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- ^ "10 beautiful Region cathedrals and churches". nwitimes.com. January 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ "Congressional Record - Extensions of Remarks" (PDF). United States Government Printing Office. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ Zimmerman, Zora D. (1985-01-01). "Tradition and Change in a Ritual Feast: The Serbian Krsna Slava in America". The Great Lakes Review. 11 (2): 21–36. doi:10.2307/20172781. JSTOR 20172781.
- ^ Barkan, Elliott Robert (2013-01-01). Immigrants in American History: Arrival, Adaptation, and Integration. ABC-CLIO. p. 599. ISBN 9781598842197.
- ^ "Serbs". www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ^ Malden, Karl (1998-11-01). When Do I Start?: A Memoir. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 25. ISBN 9780879102722.
- ^ Indiana Historical Collections. The Commission. 1959. p. 362.
- ^ Todorovich, Jovan (1991). "Greetings from Very Rev. Jovan Todorovich". Oplenac Consecration. Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church - Merrillville, Indiana. p. 21.
- ^ "The Path of Orthodoxy Winter 2015 Feature: St. Sava Church in Merrillville Celebrates 100th Anniversary". Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church - Merrillville, Indiana. 2015-02-12. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ^ "Remembering "Father Peter"". Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church - Merrillville, Indiana. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
- ^ Dorson, Richard Mercer (1981-01-01). Land of the Millrats. Harvard University Press. pp. 121–123. ISBN 9780674508552.
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- ^ Lane, James B.; Escobar, Edward J. (1987). Forging a Community: The Latino Experience in Northwest Indiana, 1919-1975. Indiana University Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-253-21213-9.