{"id":169627,"date":"2025-03-09T01:14:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T23:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=169627"},"modified":"2025-03-09T01:14:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T23:14:36","slug":"after-4-years-of-work-iconographer-vladimir-completes-the-decoration-of-the-second-orthodox-church-in-southern-africa-photo-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/after-4-years-of-work-iconographer-vladimir-completes-the-decoration-of-the-second-orthodox-church-in-southern-africa-photo-video\/","title":{"rendered":"AFTER 4 YEARS OF WORK: Iconographer Vladimir Completes the Decoration of the Second Orthodox Church in Southern Africa! (PHOTO, VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Iconographer Vladimir Skerli\u0107 recently returned from Botswana, where he played a key role in decorating the Church of Saint Sava, the second Orthodox church in Southern Africa. This church, built in a country with fewer than two million inhabitants and a Serbian community of about 140 people, lays the foundation for a stronger presence of Serbian spirituality on the African continent.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skerli\u0107 explains that the invitation to participate in the project came from Father Nenad Veli\u010dkovi\u0107, a parish priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church from Karaburma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He invited me to participate and decorate the church. At the beginning, I didn’t know much about Botswana, but I was open to it. After I went to see the church, took measurements, and started working, I didn’t regret it. Now, after four trips, I hope the work is finished, although I hope to go once more,” said Skerli\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he first arrived in Botswana, Skerli\u0107 found a completed building church, but without decorative frescoes. One of the key factors that enabled the realization of this project was the help of the local Serbian community, as well as the initiative of Milivoje Nikoli\u0107, the church’s benefactor. Milivoje Nikoli\u0107, who provided the land and significant funds, played a crucial role in the realization of this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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