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St. Joseph’s Church was built in Pale in 1911 so as to meet the needs of lumberjacks who were working in the forests around Sarajevo. It later became a seat of religious life for Catholics who were living around Romanija. What makes this small church so special is that it is built in the Tyrolean-Alpine style and is the only church in the Archdiocese of Vrhbosna made entirely of wood. St. Joseph’s became a parish church when the actual parish was founded in Pale in 1928. In 2004, it was made a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The church offers mass on Sundays and holidays and organizes a special feast day (May 1) in honor of St. Joseph the Worker.

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In the center of the settlement of Stara čaršija, in the municipality of Pale, there is the Catholic Church of St. Joseph the Worker, the only wooden church in the Vrhbosna Archdiocese. On September 2, 2004, it was declared a National Monument of BiH. The Catholic Church of St. Joseph the Worker in Palam, built in 1911 from wood in the mountain style, survived all three wars, was never damaged or demolished. The parish priest in Palam, Fabijan Stanušić, told Srna that he especially likes to point out that it is a miracle that this church survived all three wars, adding that "God's finger" was certainly involved, as well as the kindness and nobility of the local people who preserved it. Stanusic said that the church was built by Austrian engineers and that its style of construction fits into the mountain area, and what makes it specific is that it was built entirely of wood. Although it was built in 1911, the parish on Pale was founded only in 1928 in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, when this church became a parish. Stanušić stated that the roof of the church was renovated several times, and in 2005 the construction of the parish house for the needs of the clergy and the faithful began. The Church of St. Joseph in Palam is the only Catholic worship facility in the Sarajevo-Romanija region. Pastor Stanušić pointed out that the church was built for the needs of believers who then worked in the wood industry in Palam, ie forest exploitation, and they came from all parts of the former Yugoslavia, as well as from Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and Italy. According to him, in the 70s of the last century, there were the most believers, and today there are about fifty of them in Palam, mostly elderly people. He added that the parish has an organized religious life, and that Masses are served every Sunday and on holidays from 11:00 AM. Stanusic emphasized that the parish has its patron saint - St. Joseph the Worker, which is celebrated on May 1, when believers from Sarajevo come to the church in Pale.