Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | |
Fullname: | Crkva Bezgrešnog začeća blažene djevice Marije |
Dedication: | Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 200px |
Coordinates: | 45.2503°N 19.3825°W |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Style: | Neoclassicism |
Years Built: | 1782-1787[1] |
Archdiocese: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Subotica |
Country: | Serbia |
Location: | Bačka Palanka, Vojvodina |
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (sh|Crkva Bezgrešnog začeća blažene device Marije) is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Bačka Palanka in Vojvodina, Serbia. The church was constructed in period between 1782 and 1787.[1] The local parish was firstly mentioned in 1237 under the name of Pest and was re-established in 1755 from a section of the Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist of Mladenovo parish area.[2] At that time it was administered from catholic church in Ilok just across the Danube river in what is now easternmost town of Croatia.[2]