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Church in Tovarnik, Croatia
Church of Saint Matthew
Crkva svetog Mateja
LocationTovarnik
CountryCroatia
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
DedicationMatthew the Apostle
Relics heldMatthew the Apostle
Administration
MetropolisMetropolis of Đakovo-Osijek
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek
DeaneryVukovar Deanery

The Church of Saint Matthew (Croatian: Crkva svetog Mateja) in Tovarnik is a Roman Catholic church in eastern Croatia. The parish priest Ivan Burik was the only Roman Catholic priest who was killed during the Croatian War of Independence. In the first half 2008 the Government of the Republic of Croatia provided 150,000 Croatian Kuna for completion of the reconstruction of the church. The tower of the Church of Saint Matthew is 40 meters high.

See also

Further reading

  • Đukez, Tomislav (ed.). Devičić, Antun. (n.d.) Župa Tovarnik. Udruga dr. Ante Starčević & Ured za međunarodnu suradnju TINTL. Tovarnik.

References

  1. Flego, Miroslav (11 October 2019). "Ivan Burik jedini je svećenik ubijen u Domovinskom ratu". Glas Slavonije. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  2. "IZVJEŠĆE O KORIŠTENJU SREDSTAVA PRORAČUNSKE ZALIHE DRŽAVNOG PRORAČUNA ZA SIJEČANJ – LIPANJ 2008. GODINE" (PDF). GONG (organization). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  3. "Postavljena lukovica na zvonik crkve u Tovarniku". Informativna katolička agencija. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. Kraljević, Snježana. "Monografija "Župa Tovarnik"". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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