Appeal for assistance for the reconstruction of an auxiliary building in the Church of St. Nicholas and Holy Savior in Gotovusa village- Kosmet, Serbia

People of good will,

dear Brothers and Sisters,

In the village of Gotovusa, in the Sirinic County, in the bottom of Sara Mountain, there are two churches dating back to the early Middle Ages.

In the upper part of the village we have the Church of St. Nicholas-Holy Savior, built in the 12th century and it's considered the oldest church.

At the end of the village is the church dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

This church was built in the 16th century, although it is located on the foundations of a much larger church that was built somewhere around the 5th century, according to some archeologists, who had the opportunity to see the preserved floor mosaics of very high quality workmanship.

There are also advocates of the opinion that this area was the seat of the chorbishop, since the geographical position of the Sirinic County and its land potential allowed for a greater independence.

Other historical data undoubtedly speak of thousand-year existence of the Orthodox Christian faith.

Today, we are doing our best to protect our Holy places from decay, leaving the testament and example to our generations, that they do the same.

We are doing everything we can, but our capabilities are still limited, especially in terms of financial resources, which are always lacking.

This time we need financial resources in order to build stone walls around bell towers for both churches as well as completely reconstruct the auxiliary facilities.

May your contribution be according to your capabilities and will.

Relying on God's grace and help and your understanding, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Appeal filed by Initiative Committee for Construction,

Priest Milos Vukic, Second Sirinic Priest

In Gotovusa, June 18th, 2024

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Inicijativni odbor sela Gotovusa, Molba za pomoc radi rekonstrukcije pomocnog objekta u crkvi "Sv. Nikola- Sv. Spas" u Gotovusi

Draga braco i sestre,

U selu Gotovusa u Sirinickoj zupi, u podnozju Sar planine, nalaze se dva hrama, koja datiraju iz ranog perioda Srednjeg veka.

U gornjem delu sela imamo crkvu Sv. Nikole- Sv. Spas, kako je verni narod naziva i moli se, koja je, po svedocenju nekih arheologa, sagradjena u XII veku i slovi za najstariju crkvu.

Na obroncima sela, nalazi se crkva posvecena Uspenju Presvete Bogorodice.

Sagradjena je u XVI veku, iako se nalazi na temeljima mnogo vece crkve, iz V veka, prema misljenju arheologa, koji su imali priliku da vide sacuvane podne mozaike crkve, veoma velikog kvaliteta izrade.

Ima zagovornika i misljenja, da je bas na ovom mestu bilo sediste horepiskopa, buduci da je geografski polozaj Sirinicke zupe i njen zemljisni potencijal omogucavao jednu vecu dozu samostalnosti.

I mnogi drugi istorijski podaci govore o hiljadugodisnjem postojanju Pravoslavne hriscanske vere.

Mi sada, u ovom periodu velikih iskusenja i borbi, cinimo sve da zastitimo svoje svetinje od propadanja, ostavljajuci zavet i primer svojim pokolenjima, da i oni isto cine.

Cinimo sve sto mozemo, ali nase mogucnosti su ipak ogranicene, narocito u pogledu novcanih sredstava, koja uvek nedostaju.

Ovoga puta su nam potrebna, kako bi ozidali kamene zvonike, pored obe crkve, kao i u potpunosti rekonstruisali pomocne objekte.

Neka bi Vas prilog bio prema Vasim mogucnostima i volji!

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Primalac:

Srpska pravoslavna crkvena opstina Sirinicka

Uzdajuci se u Bozju blagodat i pomoc i Vase razumevanje, mi Vam se od srca zahvaljujemo.

Podnosioci molbe,

Inicijativni odbor za izgradnju,

Jerej Milos Vukic, drugi paroh Sirinicki

U Gotovusi, dana 18.06.2024.