Cemeteries

Mănăstirea Probota

📍 Probota, Oraş Dolhasca, Romania

Probota Monastery (Romanian: Mănăstirea Probota) is a Romanian Orthodox monastery in Probota village, Dolhasca town, Suceava County, Romania. Built in 1530, with Peter IV Rareș as ktitor, it is one of eight buildings that make up the Churches of Moldavia UNESCO World Heritage Site and is also listed as a historic monument by the country's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.

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Marathoupoli

📍 Μαραθόπολη, Grecia

Marathoupoli

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Matjaševci Cemetery

📍 Matjaševci, Slovenia

Matjaševci Cemetery

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Mausoleum of the Albanian Royal Family

📍 Tiranë, Albania

The observatory-like mausoleum was first constructed and opened on December 30, 1935, but the mausoleum was destroyed during World War II and the Communist-ruled years of Albania. The original Mausoleum was a creation of architect Qemal Butka. The Mausoleum was re-constructed by the Albanian State and opened on November 17, 2012, in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Independence of Albania from the Ottoman Empire. It is to serve as the Royal Necropolis for the House of Zogu. Zog I, the King of the Albanians, and members of the Royal Family were re-interred here in 2012.

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Mezarje Lastva

📍 Duba Konavoska, Croația

Mezarje Lastva

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New Izvor Cemetery

📍 Sectorul 3, România

New Izvor Cemetery

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Old Jewish Cemetery, Sarajevo

📍 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The OId Jewish Cemetery in Sarajevo is National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and on April 3, 2018 is nominated for inclusion on the World Heritage Site list. It is located on the slopes of Trebević mountain, in the Kovačići-Debelo Brdo area. It is the largest Jewish cemetery in Southeast Europe, and second largest in Europe after the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague. Established by Sephardic Jews during the Ottoman period it was continually used for 4 centuries, from 1630 until 1966. It also became the burial ground for Ashkenazi Jews after they arrived in Sarajevo with the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th century. It contains more than 3850 tombstones and covers an area of 31.160 square meters. It has four monuments dedicated to the victims of fascist terror: a Sephardi one designed by Jahiel Finci and erected in 1952, two Ashkenazi, and one dedicated to the victims of Ustasha militants. During the war of the 1990s in Bosnia, it was used as an artillery position by Bosnian Serbs. Notable people buried in the cemetery include Rabbi Samuel Baruh (first rabbi of Sarajevo from 1630 to 1650; his grave is believed to be the oldest in the cemetery), Rabbi Isak Pardo (rabbi from 1781 to 1810), Rabbi Avraham Abinun (Grand Rabbi from 1856 to 1858), Moshe ben Rafael Attias (1845 – 1916), Laura Levi Papo LaBohoreta (writer of the early 20th century), and Isak Samokovlija. A separate vault or "grave" for damaged books, known as a Genizah, is located in the southeastern part of the cemetery, with the first burial taking place on 3 July 1916, and 14 chests of holy books buried in the second burial ceremony.

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Old Jewish Cemetery, Split

📍 Split, Grad Split, Croatia

Old Jewish Cemetery, Split

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Panagia Alexiotissa (Saint Alexiotissa) Cemetery

📍 Patra, Regional unit of Achaea, Greece

The Holy Church of Panagia Alexiotissa dates prior to 1713. This parish church also serves as a cemetery located in the upper city of Patras. Tradition says it was an old chapel of Gerokomeio Monastery. The name "Alexiotissa" stems from the old verb "alexo" which has origins from the root "alex" which means "to avert". The people of this region thus place their hopes in the Theotokos to avert all evils and destructions that may come their way. The church holds an icon titled Panagia Alexiotissa that is old, with artistic value and silver lining. The former Metropolitan of Patras, Nikodemos, established the feast of Panagia Alexiotissa in 1994 to be celebrated annually on the Synaxis of the Theotokos on December 26th. He also composed a Service of Praise and Supplication Service to Panagia Alexiotissa. Within the Holy Altar there is a second Holy Altar dedicated to the Archangels together with an icon offered by the Union of Butchers in 1869. For this reason the church also celebrates on the feast of the Synaxis of the Archangels on November 8th. Also, on the northeastern part of the church, there is a chapel dedicated to Saint Lazarus, who was four days dead and raised by Christ. Metropolitan Nikodemos dedicated this chapel on 15 June 1991 and celebrates on the Saturday of Lazarus as well as October 17th (the day his relics were transferred from Cyprus to Constantinople). During the Revolution of 1821, the Turks burned alive the parish priest of this church, Papa George, and kidnapped his three children. His wife, the presvytera, sought out her children throughout the Ottoman Empire. She eventually found one of her sons, Constantine. In 1972 the Achaia company of Patras erected a monument in memory of Papa George in the precincts of the church. Sources: http://panagiaalexiotissa.blogspot.com/#axzz7BZpuxLfa https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2010/12/manger-scene-at-panagia-alexiotissa-in.html https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2011/12/panagia-alexiotissa-in-patras-greece.html

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Pokopališče Sinji Vrh

📍 Gorica, Slovenia

CERKEV SV. JANEZA KRSTNIKA Prva omemba  že pred letom 1658. Sedanja zidana stavba pa je iz leta 1902.  Glavni oltar je  lesen neogotski, neznanega avtorja iz leta 1902. Pokopališče se razprostira okoli cerkve, obdaja ga kamnit zid. Od prvotne cerkve je ostal le prezbiterij, Le-ta je bila manjša, brez stolpa. Imela je le lino za zvon v zvišanem čelnem zidu. Leta 1902, kot priča napis v kamniti plošči nad vhodom in pripovedovanje starejših župljanov, sta bila sezidana ladja in stolp. Takrat je bil nabavljen tudi nov  oltar  iz lesa v pol gotskempol romanskem slogu.

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Pokopališče Špeharji

📍 Breg pri Sinjem Vrhu, Slovenia

CERKEV PRESVETE TROJICE V ŠPEHARJIH  Vas Špeharji je nastala pred l. 1576 in se že prvikrat omenja v poljanskem urbarju. V župnijskih matrikah župnije Sinji vrh, ki segajo do l. 1658 se vas imenuje tudi »Nešovac« (Knežja vas). Leta 1929 je vas pogorela. Cerkev sv. Trojice je najstarejša sinjevrška podružnica. Zidana je preprosto v baročnem slogu. V Valvazorjevi dobi je bila še posvečena sv. Roku.  Velikost : dolžina je 12m, širina 4.50m, višina 5m, v  prezbiterij u je zidan okrogel obok, v  ladji  zaokrožen lesen, ometan svod.  Čelni zid  je povišan v zvonik z dvema linama.  Oltar  je lesen, baročen, marmoriran.  V srednji skupini je Sv. Trojica v običajni postavitvi. Levo zunaj je sv. Rok, desno sv. Sebastijan. V zgornji etaži v sredini je kip Marije z Detetom. Levo je sv. Lavrencij z ražnjem, desno sv. Štefan s kamni. Oltar je lepo rezbarsko delo, verjetno iz 18. stoletja. Zvon je samo eden, po ocenah s konca 17. stoletja, težak okrog 80 - 100 kg.

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Polion Cemetery

📍 Πόλι, Grecia

Polion Cemetery

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Pötzleinsdorfer Friedhof

📍 Weidlingbach, Austria

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Premontrei Temető - temetkezési emlékhely

📍 Gödöllő, Ungaria

Gödöllő este un oraș în districtul Gödöllő, județul Pesta, Ungaria, având o populație de 30.164 de locuitori (2011).

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Radeče

📍 Radeče, Slovenia

Radeče

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Rau Sadului Cemetery

📍 Rau Sadului, România

Rau Sadului Cemetery is located in the center of the Rau Sadului Village. The address is DJ105G, Rau Sadului, Romania.

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Révfalui temető

📍 Győr, Ungaria

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Roznov Cemetery

📍 Roznov, România

Roznov Cemetery

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Rulikowsky Cemetery

📍 Oradea, România

The cemetery was officially opened in 1870, when the remains of the Polish martyr of the Revolution of 1848, Cazimir Rulikowski, until then in an unmarked grave, were brought to the cemetery that bears his name. It is located next to the main entrance.There are also 1,700 graves in the cemetery, as many of the old graves were moved here when the city cemetery, known as the Green Garden Cemetery, was closed. The section to the left of the main road has been in use since 1899. Also since 1899, the Neolog Jewish cemetery is on the right side of the Rulikowski Cemetery, beyond the Christian plots.

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Saint Blaise Church

📍 Vodnjan, Croația

Although Saint Blaise Church is a Roman Catholic church, it is also a museum and the last resting place for several saints. It took 40 years to complete with construction starting in 1760 and ending in 1800. Today, the church stands as the largest on the Istrian Peninsula with 10 altars. Inside the church walls are 370 relics that belonged to 250 different Roman Catholic Saints. The significant relics include what is believed to be a fragment of the Holy Virgin's veil, a particle of Jesus' cross, thorn from Jesus' crown and the collection of Croatian mummies, which are the remains of Roman Catholic Saints. There is also the Collection of Sacral Art, the largest in Croatia. It contains over 730 exhibits dating back to the year 400 until the 19th century. The collection features stone reliefs, 15 sculptures and 15 paintings on canvas and wood jewelry and various books and manuscripts. The painter Gaetano Gresler hid thousands of these artifact from Napoleon's army. The church is Vodnjan, Croatia.

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Saint Francis Monastery Cemetery

📍 Kotor, Montenegro

During the early 13th century, Saint Francis of Assisi established the Order of Friars Minor, better known as Franciscans. Shortly after his death in 1226, the friars began to establish missionaries across Albania. The first one in Kotor started in 1283. Five years later, they built a monastery near the Gurdić , the South Gate. It was destroyed in 1667. All that remains are the ruins of the buildings and many headstones. This monastery lies on the right-hand side on the outside the Old Town of Kotor, Montenegro, which is a World UNESCO Heritage site.

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Sanabor Cemetery

📍 Col, Slovenia

Sanabor Cemetery

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Šenturška Gora

📍 Šenturška Gora, Slovenia

Šenturška Gora

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Šodolovci

📍 Koprivna, Croația

This is old graveyard that has been systematically destroyed and vandalised by Serbians and communists as a part of ethnic cleansing. In 1700s, many ethnic Germans, ethnic Swiss and ethnic Hungarians were living in Shodolovci. Graveyard and old Roman church has been occupied and old graves have been vandalised by Serbian church. Serbian and partisan graves were planted on top of old existing graves.

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