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The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Milanovac near Sanski Most.

In the book "Spiritual Genocide" published in 1997 by the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church, it is stated that the church in Milanovac damaged by Muslims in September-October 1995.

Destroyed:

1995

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72k2wugfmHY&sttick=0 

The military salute of the BiH Army was an Islamic religious salute to Allah Akbar. 

Attached is a video of the handover of the war flag of the 105th Muslim Brigade of the so-called Fifth Corps, which operated in the area of Bihac, Sanski Most, Krupa and other municipalities.


The church bell was stolen, the church tower was set on fire, the center of the church was set on fire, the altar was set on fire.


Built: The church was built in 1880.


Rebuilt: The church was renovated and consecrated on the Sunday after the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, September 22, 2013.
After the war, the Serbian Orthodox Church rebuilt the church in Milanovac.


Population and religion: 

According to the 1991 census, the settlement of Milanovac and the surrounding settlements were inhabited exclusively by Christian Serbs. 

According to the 1991 census, 274 Serb Christians lived in Milanovac. 

According to the 2013 census, only 9 elderly Serbs lived in Milanovac.


In the book "Spiritual Genocide" published in 1997 by the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church, it is stated that the church in Milanovac next to Sanski Most was set on fire by Muslims in 1995.

After the war, the church in Milanovac was declared a monastery.


Diocese / Metropolis:

The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Milanovac near Sanski Most belongs to the Diocese of Bihac Petrovac.
The Diocese of Bihac Petrovac is one of the dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

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