| Church of St. Peter and Paul | |
|---|---|
Franjevačka crkva i samostan sv. Petra i Pavla | |
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  Church of St. Peter and Paul Location in Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 43°20′16″N 17°48′31″E / 43.3379°N 17.8086°E | |
| Location | Mostar |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | franjevci |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Dedication | St. Peter and St.Paul |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Roman Catholic church and monastery |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Modernism |
| Years built | 1866 (old church), 1999 (new church) |
| Demolished | 1992 (old church) |
| Specifications | |
| Number of spires | 1 |
| Spire height | 107.2 m (351 ft 8 in) |
| Bells | 5 |
Church of St. Peter and Paul is a Roman Catholic church with a monastery in Mostar. It is located along the river Radobolja, at the foot of Hum. The church is run by the Franciscans.
The conditions for the construction of this church were created only by the weakening of Ottoman power, the easing of discipline and the reforms of the Ottoman Empire.[1] After the bishop's residence complex was built in Vukodol in 1847, the seat of the new Franciscan province and the seat of the bishop of Mostar,[2] in 1866 the Franciscan church of St. Peter and Paul in the city itself. Thirty years later, a Franciscan monastery was built. The church was destroyed in the Serb-Montenegrin shelling of Mostar in 1992. It was rebuilt after the war.[3] The church has the tallest bell tower in Bosnia and Herzegovina (107 meters).[4] It is also the tallest bell tower in southeast Europe.[5]
