Osvećenje hrama slave u Skoplju

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  • Other title(s): Sanctification of the Temple of Glory in Skopje
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Year: 1934
  • Runtime: 4:00
  • Description: One of the last films about the King Alexander Karađorđević screened in 1934, the year of his tragic death. King Alexander Endowment, Memorial church of St. Archangel Michael with the crypt – the Temple of Glory, which is to be found underneath the whole church area, built in 1928 and icon-painted during 1933 by copies of the most renowned frescoes of the Serbian medieval monasteries. The remains of three thousand and two hundred Serbian soldiers from Old and South Serbia were buried in the crypt, members of the Vardar, Bregalnica, Kosovo and Ibar regiments. Lustration of the Temple of Glory was carried out personally by the Serbian patriarch Varnava, in the early hours of 27th of May 1934. The film, however, follows the arrival of King Alexander in Skopje on the same day, where he was welcomed at the railway station by commander of the III Army region, general Milan Nedic, Chief of Staff, general Leon Rupnik, and Mayor of Skopje, Josif Mihailovic. Then King Alexander attended the commemoration of the fallen warriors at the military cemetery of the Temple of Glory. The commemoration was served by the patriarch Varnava with the participation of the Skopje Metropolitan Josif, the bishop of Ohrid Nicholay and Nektarie, the bishop of Zvornik and Tuzla. Prime Minister Nikola Uzunovic, members of the government and Senate, deputies and mayors of Belgrade, Zagreb, Novi Sad and Skopje also attended the meeting with King Alexander. At the end of the ceremony, the commemoration was also served by catholic and muslim priests.
  • Keywords: EFG1914 / World War I / Kralj Aleksandar I Karađorđević, Spomenik,, patrijarh Varnava; general Milan Nedić / Alexander I Karadjordjevic, Monument, Patriarch Varnava; General Milan Nedic / World War, 1914-1918 -- Serbia / Serbia -- History -- 1804-1918 / Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes / World War, 1914-1918
  • Provider: Jugoslovenska Kinoteka
  • Rights: In Copyright / Jugoslovenska kinoteka
  • Production company: Jugoslovenski prosvetni film
  • Colour: Black & White
  • Sound: Without sound
  • Language: sr

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