St. James’ Parish Church
The Saint James Church is a Catholic parish church located in the village of Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The church was consecrated in 1969 and is a national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Also known as: “crkva svetog Jakova”, “St. Jacob church (Međugorje)”, “St. Jacob church in Međugorje”, and “St. James Church, Medjugorje”
- Address: Međugorje, 88266
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Risen Saviour and Mountain.
The Risen Saviour
Work of art
Photo: VILSON D, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Risen Saviour is a work of art, which is situated 280 metres southwest of St. James’ Parish Church.
Castle of Nancy and Patrick
Castle
Photo: Marco Mizzau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castle of Nancy and Patrick is situated 1½ km south of St. James’ Parish Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Međugorje and Bijakovici.
Međugorje
Photo: PiotrGurgul, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Međugorje is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Following claims of visions of the Virgin Mary, Međugorje became a place of worldwide pilgrimage, and one of the biggest Christian prayer centres in the world, comparable to Lourdes and Fátima.
Bijakovici
Village
Bijakovići is a village in the municipality of Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The village is within the area served by the Franciscans friars of Medjugorje.
Miletina
Village
Miletina is a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 1991 census, the village is located in the municipality of Ljubuški. This village has a small river called Lukoc.
St. James’ Parish Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Canton 10, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.1906° or 43° 11′ 26″ northLongitude
17.67757° or 17° 40′ 39″ eastInception
1969Open location code
8FMV5MRH+62OpenStreetMap ID
way 1115592386OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q19544347
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In Other Languages
From Bosnian to Spanish—“St. James’ Parish Church” goes by many names.
- Bosnian: “Crkva svetog Jakova u Međugorju”
- Croatian: “Crkva sv. Jakova u Međugorju”
- Czech: “kostel sv. Jakuba”
- Czech: “Kostel svatého Jakuba (Medžugorje)”
- French: “Église paroissiale Saint-Jacques”
- French: “église Saint-Jacques de Međugorje”
- French: “Église Saint-Jacques de Međugorje”
- German: “Kirche des Hl. Jakobus”
- German: “St.-Jakobus-Kirche (Međugorje)”
- German: “St.-Jakobus-Kirche”
- Hungarian: “Szent Jakab plébániatemplom”
- Italian: “Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giacomo Apostolo”
- Polish: “Kościół parafialny świętego Jakuba”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de São Tiago em Medjugorje”
- Portuguese: “Igreja Paroquial de São Tiago”
- Spanish: “Parroquial de Santiago Apostol”
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