Serbian Patriarchate of Peć
The Serbian Patriarchate of Peć or just Patriarchate of Peć, was an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate that existed from 1346 to 1463, and then again from 1557 to 1766 with its seat in the Patriarchal Monastery of Peć. It had ecclesiastical jurisdiction over Eastern Orthodox Christians in Serbian Lands and other western regions of Southeastern Europe. Primates of the Patriarchate were styled Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch.
Seat of the Serbian Patriarchate (1346–1766): Patriarchal Monastery of Peć
Serbian Patriarch Makarije (1557–1572)
Serbian Patriarch Arsenije III, leader of the First Great Serbian Migration in 1690
Serbian Patriarch Arsenije IV, leader of the Second Great Serbian Migration in 1737
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