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Mileseva Monastery is located in the southwestern part of Serbia. The Mileseva Monastery is one of the most important sanctuaries and spiritual centers in Serbia. Mileseva Monastery was founded by Serbian King Vladislav between 1234 and 1236. |
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Gradac Monastery was built in the style of the Raska School but with certain Gothic architectural influence. Few frescoes have survived are similar in style to those of the Sopocani Monastery. Gradac Monastery is functioning as a nunnery, now. |
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The town of Pec was a major religious center of medieval Serbia. Pec became the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church under the Serbian Tsar Stefan Dušan in 1346. Pec retained this status until 1766, when the Patriarchate of Pec was abolished. |
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Celije Monastery is located in Western Serbia, near the Gradac river, about 6 km southwest from the town of Valjevo. Celije Monastery was originally built in the late 13th century. During its history the monastery was devastated several times and it was finally reconstructed in the 18th century. |
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Kalenic Monastery, with its architecture and murals paintings, ranks among the finest monuments not only of the Morava style, but of Serbian art in general. Its exterior is very picturesque with its decorative arrangement of white marble blocks and red bricks. |
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Zica monastery was built in the Romanesque style according to the Raska School. The monastery facades were originally painted red according to the tradition of the Mount Athos monasteries. There are few well-preserved frescoes from the 13th century |
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Ljubostinja Monastery is located in the south-central part of Serbia. Ljubostinja monastery was founded by Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic and Princess Milica in 1388. Unfortunately, little has remained of once vast painted area of Ljubostinja Monastery. In the nave, only the Annunciation unit of the whole Festival Cycle has survived. |
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Sopocani Monastery is located in the southern part of Serbia. The frescoes of Sopocani Monastery are among the finest in Byzantine and Serbian art of the period. The earliest frescoes date back to the second part of the 13th century. The Sopocani Monastery was placed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. |
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Decani Monastery is located in the southern part of Serbia, about 17 km from Pec on the road to Prizren. Decani Monastery is the largest construction of medieval Serbia. The monastery was built from 1328 to 1355, its frescoes were completed in 1350. |
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Pustinja Monastery is located in the western part of Serbia, near the river Jablanica, about 20 km from the town of Valjevo. The unique architecture and the beautifully built iconostasis indicate that patron took orthodox Yermenians to have the monastery built. The well-preserved frescoes were done in 1622. One of the most outstanding is the fresco of St John the Baptist. Today, the monastery complex works as a nunnery. |
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