St. Rochus Chapel 2025-04-28 00:00:00
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St. Rochus Chapel
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Alexey Staroselets
The chapel of Saint Roch (Saint Rochus), built in 1836 by the architect Josef Falber, on the site of an older Catholic Kontumac chapel. It served the needs of Catholic people who had to spend time in the Zemun Kontumac. Kontumac in Zemun was the first rampart of defense and a form of sanitary protection and social isolation from infections, founded in the first half of the 18th century. Kontumac was located between Eastern border of Ottoman Empire and Western border of Austro-Hungarian Empire. Everyone who entered Austria-Hungary had to pass through it, starting from ordinary citizens, merchants, to notable personalities. The quarantine zone was operating from 1730 to 1872. After the transformation of Kontumac into a park, and especially after World War II, the chapel lost its importance. The church was partially renovated in 1923, and then, due to the decrease in the number of believers during the SFRY, it was closed and neglected. Another attempt at renovation took place in the 1980s, but during the following decade, work stopped. The chapel was then reopened in 2006, but it only served once a month. With funds donated by the Norwegian Embassy, ​​the chapel was fully restored and opened in 2014. Today, it is open once a week, mainly for the needs of believers from New Belgrade.
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