Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral

45°12′10″N 19°56′03″E / 45.2029°N 19.9342°E / 45.2029; 19.9342LocationSremski KarlovciCountrySerbiaDenominationSerbian OrthodoxHistoryStatusChurchFounded1758DedicationSaint NicholasArchitectureFunctional statusActiveAdministrationDioceseEparchy of Srem

The Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral (Serbian: Саборна црква у Сремским Карловцима, romanized: Saborna crkva u Sremskim Karlovcima) is а Serbian Orthodox church in Sremski Karlovci, in Vojvodina, Serbia. The church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.^[1]

The church is located next to the Patriarchate Court and it is the central church of the Eparchy of Srem. Historically it also served as a central church for the Metropolitanate and Patriarchate of Karlovci. The building was constructed in period between 1758 and 1762 during the term of Pavle Nenadović.^[2] Nenadović commissioned a project for the new representative baroque building during one of his multiple trips to Vienna.^[3] Zaharije Orfelin worked on the project in part related to baroque ornamentations of the two towers during his stay in the town in 1761–1762.^[3]

There was an older church dedicated to Saint Nicholas as well at the same location which was demolished prior to the beginning of the construction of the contemporary building.^[1] The new building was heavily damaged in blaze of 1799 with restauration lasting until 1805.^[1] The next general restauration took place in early XX century between 1909 and 1910.^[1]

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• Bogdan Janjušević (2017). Saborna crkva Svetog oca Nikolaja u Sremskim Karlovcima = The Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas in Sremski Karlovci. Pokrajinski zavod za zaštitu spomenika kulture Petrovaradin. ISBN 9788685869853.