The Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in the village of Majkic Japra
The church was set on fire and completely destroyed after the so-called Army BiH occupied Majkic Japra and Sanski Most.
The absolute majority of members of the so-called Army of BiH were Muslims.
Destroyed:
1995
Built:. 1939.
Reconstructed: 2025.
The church was restored by the Serbian Orthodox Church, Diocese of Bihac and Petrovac.
Population and religions:
Majkic Japra consists of two inhabited places, Donja Majkic Japra and Gornja Majkic Japra.
According to the 1991 census (before the civil war), there were 240 Christian Serbs and zero Muslims living in Gornja Majkic Japra.
According to the 1991 census In Donja Majkic Japra lived 233 Serbian Christians, zero Muslims.
Today, there are no more than 20 old, decrepit Christian Serbs living in Majkic Japra.
Diocese / Metropolis: The church in Majkic Japra belongs to the Diocese of Bihać Petrovac, Serbian Orthodox Church
The parish in Majkic Japra is one of the oldest parishes in the Una-Sana canton, and it was also mentioned during the 16th century.
On the site of the present temple, in earlier times, there were wooden temples, and the current temple was built in 1906.
It was set on fire during the Second World War, when more than five hundred villagers were killed in this village.
Serbian Christians have always lived in the area of Majkic Japra.
There are no data or signs that any other population than Orthodox Serbs lived there.
According to data from the book "Spiritual Genocide" published by the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1997, the church was set on fire by Muslims.