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Christian Serbian Chapel in Lucani near Zenica.

Lucani is a village very close to Zenica where the 7th Muslim Brigade and the El Mujahedin detachment operated.
Both units were official formations within the so-called Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Destroyed:

1992

Construction of the chapel: The chapel was built in the 1950s


Chapel renovation: The chapel was renovated and consecrated in 2022.

The chapel was renovated by the Metropolitanate of Dabrobosnia, Serbian Orthodox Church.


Lucani were controlled by the so-called Army of BiH. 

The absolute majority in the Army of BiH were Muslims.


Population and religion: 

According to the official 1991 census, there were 195 Christian Serbs and zero Muslims living in the settlement of Lucani.

According to the 2013 census, there were zero Christian Serbs in the settlement of Lucani.


All Serbian houses in the village of Lucani were set on fire, the Serbian Christian population was expelled. Livestock and agricultural machinery stolen. At the Christian Serbian cemetery in Lucani, the monuments in the cemetery were demolished several times.


Diocese / Metropolis:

The chapel in Lucani belongs to the Metropolitanate of Dabrobosanska, Serbian Orthodox Church.

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