Patriarchate of Peć (monastery)
The Patriarchate of Peć Monastery or the Patriarchal Monastery of Peć, is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery located near the city of Peja, Kosovo. Built in the 13th century, it became the residence of Serbian Archbishops. It was expanded during the 14th century, and in 1346, when the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć was created, the Monastery became the seat of Serbian Patriarchs. The monastery complex consists of several churches, and during medieval and early modern times it was also used as mausoleum of Serbian archbishops and patriarchs. Since 2006, it is part of the "Medieval Monuments in Kosovo", a combined World Heritage Site along with three other monuments of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
The Church complex of the Monastery of Peć
Saint Sava, one of the founders, fresco from the Church of the Holy Apostles
Arsenije Sremac, one of the founders, fresco from the Church of the Holy Apostles
Photograph from June 1980
The Serbian Orthodox Church is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.
Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbia
Saint Sava, first Serbian archbishop
Trojeručica meaning "Three-handed Theotokos" is the most important icon of the SOC, and the main icon of Mount Athos
Serbian Patriarch Danilo III, fresco from the Patriarchal Monastery of Peć
