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Inside Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Spyridon, Trieste, Italy #
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Inside Serbian Orthodox Church of Saint Spyridon, Trieste, Italy, The Orthodox community in Trieste was established in 1748 but it wasn`t until 1751 when Empress Maria Theresa allowed free practice of religion for Orthodox Christians, this prompted immigration of Serbian traders from Herceg Novi, Trebinje and Sarajevo to Trieste. The first Eastern Orthodox Church was built in mid XVIII century and it served as a place of worship for local Serbs and Greeks both. The first service in the church was carried out in 1755, with two bell towers built in 1782
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