Church of St. George, Sopotnica
| Church of St. George | |
|---|---|
| Church of Saint George | |
Crkva Svetog Đorđa | |
| 43°41′00″N 19°00′06″E / 43.6834°N 19.0018°E | |
| Location | Sopotnica, Novo Goražde |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Denomination | Orthodox |
| History | |
| Founded | 1454 |
| Founder(s) | Stjepan Vukčić |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | open |
| Heritage designation | National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Designated | 2008 |
| Architectural type | Chapel |
| Style | Medieval Bosnian Drina type with Romanesque and Gothic style elements |
| Years built | around 1454 |
| Official name | Church of Saint George in Sopotnica, the architectural ensemble |
| Type | Category I cultural property |
| Criteria | A, B, C iii.iv.v., D iv., E i.iii.iv.v, G i.iii.v.vi. |
| Designated | 5 November 2008 (decision No. 07.1-02-81/03-10) |
| Reference no. | 3057 |
| List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
The Church of Saint George, Sopotnica (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква светог Ђорђа, Сопотница) is a Serbian Orthodox church and the protected National Monument located at the village of Donja Sopotnica in the Municipality of Novo Goražde in eastern Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The church stands on the left bank of the Drina River, four kilometres from the town of Goražde. The church was built in 1454 and expended in 1455. Its benefactor was Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, while the patron saint of this church is Saint George of Lydda.