Bosnian Church

Bosnian Church
Crkva bosanska
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TypeIndependent church
ClassificationChalcedonian Christianity
GovernanceEpiscopal
DjedRatko II
HeadquartersMile
TerritoryKingdom of Bosnia
Kingdom of Croatia
Kingdom of Serbia
Independence11th century
Separated fromRoman Catholic Diocese of Bosnia[1]

The Bosnian Church (Serbo-Croatian: Crkva bosanska/Црква босанска) was a schismatic Christian church in medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina that was independent from and considered heretical by both the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches.

Historians traditionally connected the church with the Bogomils, although this has been challenged and is now rejected by the majority of scholars.[2] Adherents of the church called themselves simply Krstjani ("Christians") or Dobri Bošnjani ("Good Bosnians"). The church's organization and beliefs are poorly understood, because few if any records were left by church members and the church is mostly known from the writings of outside sources — primarily Catholic ones.[3]

The monumental tombstones called stećak that appeared in medieval Bosnia, as well as Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro, are sometimes identified with the Bosnian Church.

  1. ^ Lovrenović, Dubravko (2006). "Strast za istinom moćnija od strasti za mitologiziranjem" (pdf available for read/download). STATUS Magazin za političku kulturu i društvena pitanja (in Croatian) (8): 182–189. ISSN 1512-8679. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ Malcolm, Noel (1994). Bosnia: a short history. New York: New York University Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-5520-4.
  3. ^ Malcolm, Noel (1994). Bosnia: A Short History. New York: New York University Press. pp. 27–42.

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