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Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart - Bitola
The Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is one of the first catholic churches in this area and is a very remarkable object in Shirok Sokak, the main street in Bitola. It was founded in 1856 by Lazar's Mission with the missionary Lepavec as its leader. It was located in a newly built object bought with the financial support of the French Government in accordance with the vice-consul of that time, mister Balen De Buga. The adaptation was finished very quickly, and the church was canonized in the same year on the first day of Easter. It was renovated many times. The church has got its present appearance after reconstruction due to bombardment of the town during the First World War and the Balkan Wars as well, and also because of the explosion of the Dzapane (Turk military arsenal). The west facade and the interior are with neo Gothic characteristic: monumentally high central portal finished with Gothic refracted arch, typical for windows, centrally placed bell and crossed vaults with stressed ribs in the interior which is amply decorated.
The mission, which primarily consisted of church and school, used to function independently and was of 'Domus formata' type, which means it informed the headquarters in Paris, or the 'City Hall' (kurija) about its work. The object known as 'Lokanda' (reception of strangers) was adapted as a hotel for high-class military personnel and was purchased for 12000 francs by the French Government.
It owns an extremely ample library and rich archive information about the catholic mission and schools opened at that time in Bitola, spreading its propaganda in that way. Some mission schools, like the French School of Saint Vensan's Sisters Ecole Française des Soeurs de Saint Vincent de Paul used to work for a very long time, and within the school there was a dispensary for medical treatment of poor people up to 1947.
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