Cathedral (of the Most Holy Heart of Jesus)
Cathedral
in Sarajevo was built in 1889. The architect was Josip Vancas. The
cathedral was built in eclectic manner dominated by neo-Gothic.
Cathedral
The
Archbishopric of Sarajevo was founded in 1881. The first archibishop
was Josip Stadler, The cathedral which took five years to build, was
opened in 1889. It was designed by Josip Vancas (1859-1932) as a
triple-aisled church in the electic manner, with neo-Gothic elements
predominating.
The
statue of the Heart of Jesus at the top of the portal is the work of
the sculptor A, Hausmann of Vienna. The relief on the tympanum of the
main portal and the Pieta with two angels on the tympanum of the portal
in the sacristy were based on a design by A. M Seitz.
The towers of the Cathedral house six bells from the Samasse workshop in Ljubljana. Pope Pius XI donated the great bell.
Vancas
designed the stained-glass windows, pulpit and altars: the main altar
dedicated to the Heart of Jesus and other saints, the altar of the
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a gift from the
Emperor Franz Joseph, and the altar dedicated to SS Cyril and Methodius.
The statues on the altars and the reliefs in the church are by the
sculptor Dragan Morak and the stone masonry work and decorations in wood
are by Ivan Novotnv. The reliefs on the five panels of the pulpit
parapet with figures of Jesus and the evangelists were modelled by the
sculpture Franz Erler of Vienna.
The organ was made in the 19th century style, with a classicist phonic layout
The drawings for the murals are by .Alberto de Rohden
The
graves of Archbishop Josip Stadler (1843-1918) and his successor Marko
Alaupovic, are located in the floor of the church, at the east end.
