The old Orthodox Church was built in 1834 in the area of Bjelusine. The church represents an important example of sacred orthodox architecture,  guarding a beautiful icon of the Virgin Mary, a wooden iconostasis with several Russian, Venetian and local icons dating back to between the 15th and 18th centuries.The new Church, located in a hilly part of the city was built between 1863 and 1873 according to the project of the artist Spasoje Vulić. Due to a lack of understanding between Vulić and the people of Mostar, the work was finished by Andreja Damjanov who had just finished constructing the Orthodox Church of Sarajevo.