The Church of the Holy Trinity (Holy Trinity Church) in the Old Town of Budva is one of the most recognizable and significant Orthodox churches on the Montenegrin coast.
Basic features and history:
Location: It is located in the very heart of the Old Town in Budva, on the spacious Square between the churches (in the immediate vicinity of the Catholic Church of St. John and the early Christian Basilica).
Construction and consecration: The construction of the temple began in 1798, after Austria took over Boka Kotor and allowed the Orthodox population of Budva to build a church. The construction, with the great help of the residents of Paštrović and Budvani, was completed in 1804, when the temple was consecrated.
Architecture: It was built in an authentic Byzantine-Mediterranean style of hewn stone with alternating rows of white and red stone, which gives it a striking visual identity. Above the entrance there is a belfry "on a horseshoe" with three bells and a recognizable rosette.
Iconostasis: The interior of the church is decorated with an extremely valuable high baroque iconostasis. The icons were painted in 1833 by the Greek icon painter Naum Zetiri from Kefalonia.
Grave of Stefan Mitrov Ljubiša: In front of the church is the grave of the famous writer, politician and people's tribune from Paštrović, Stefan Mitrov Ljubiša (1824–1878), whose relics were transferred here in 1985.
Significance and affiliation: The church is the central place of the spiritual life of the Orthodox people of Budva and belongs to the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral. Due to its position on the picturesque old town square, it is one of the most photographed and visited cultural and historical sights of Budva.
