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Serbia-Novi Pazar, Zica, Studenicia, Sopocani 121 images Created 26 Mar 2013

A road trip with Miloje Milinković and his fried Zica in rural Serbia. In America, we head to the National Parks and beaches for vacation. In Serbia, it's to the Serbian Orthodox Monasteries that were established 800 and more years ago. Here's a few photos from Monastir Ziča, home to St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson's founder Father Sebastian Dabovich in his later years until his death in 1940 (he was buried there until his relics were moved to Jackson in 2007).

Unesco World Heritage sites of Manister Sopocano and Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery, recently resurrected in the past few years after years of abandonment, the 12th century Studenica Monastery, all with ancient and sacred icons, and best of all, the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul (Petrova Crkva, Probably oldest christian church in Serbia) originally dating to 100 AD and built about the 10th century.
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  • travels with Miloje--travel on the wet roads down to Zica Monastery..trip to Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, Hercegovina
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  • travels with Miloje--travel on the wet roads down to Zica Monastery..trip to Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia, Hercegovina
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  • Travels with Miloje in Serbia--dinner along the journey to Novi Pazar, Serbia--dinner with Olga Pleshkova &  Zica
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  • travels with Miloje--on the road near Novi Pazar--Riding on top of a load of wood on a tractor-pulled trailer on the roadway, Serbia
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  • Father Matej checking the travertine stonework for reconstruction of Djurdjevi Stupovi Manasti near Novi Pazar
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  • Lunch in the stone mason's shop where the travertine stonework for reconstruction of Djurdjevi Stupovi Manasti near Novi Pazar, Serbia, was being crafted.
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  • Icons and note above the workbench in a stone-crafter's shop near Kraljevo, Serbia.
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  • Icons and note above the workbench in a stone-crafter's shop near Kraljevo, Serbia.
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  • Cell phones and tools on a workbench in a stone mason's shop near Kraljevo, Serbia.
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  • Night time on a street in Novi Pazar, Serbia.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--shadows of Zica, me and Miloje Milinkovic..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani..
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • A monk in the Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer, sits beneath golden icons...Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Icons with vigil lamp, Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Musical instruments, Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--string musical instrucments..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer, breakfast after the liturgy..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • A lawnmower within the fortified entrance, Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Blue Rakovica 75 Super tractor probably 1990s..Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Metal icon of St. George, Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Mosaic icon of the Mother of God..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--Walnut huskers with wheel barrel and travertine stone..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--Walnut huskers with wheel barrel and travertine stone..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--Walnut huskers with wheel barrel and travertine stone..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--Walnut huskers with wheel barrel and travertine stone..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--Walnut huskers with wheel barrel and travertine stone..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--Walnut huskers with wheel barrel and travertine stone..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir.
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Ra?ka region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani...--Novi Pazar--Olga Pleshkova, Miloje, Zica.
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  • Rural Village west of Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer ..
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  • Rural Village west of Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer ..
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  • Rural Village west of Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer ..
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  • Fellow traveler Olga Pleshkiova from Vladavostok, Russia sits at the Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer..Djurdjevi Stupovi Manastir..(English: The Tracts of Saint George, often incorrectly translated as The Pillars of Saint George) is a 12th-century Eastern Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Novi Pazar, in the Raska region of Serbia. The church was erected by the Grand Prince of Rascia, Stefan Nemanja, back in 1166, on the spot where the Serbian medieval capital of Ras once stood. It is currently undergoing reconstruction and renovation. Djurdjevi  stupovi have entered a UNESCO list together with the complex of Stari Ras and Sopocani..
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--monastery cat
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--monastery cat
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--monastery cat
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--monastery cat
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--monastery cat
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--monastery cat
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--monastery cat
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--monastery cat
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--monastery cat
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer--monastery cat
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  • Cat at the Nova Varos--Mileseva- Monastery
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  • Djurdjevi Stupovi monastery near Novi Pazer large serbian down
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--referred to as Petrova crkva, ..Probably oldest christian church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--referred to as Petrova crkva, ..Probably oldest christian church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--referred to as Petrova crkva, ..Probably oldest christian church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--referred to as Petrova crkva, ..Probably oldest christian church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--referred to as Petrova crkva, ..Probably oldest christian church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--referred to as Petrova crkva, ..Probably oldest christian church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--referred to as Petrova crkva, ..Probably oldest christian church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • 13th century fresco within the Church of Peter (Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul) built in about the 8th or 9th century upon the ruins of former churches was probably founded around 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter. Archaeology evidence has found burials dating from the 5th century BC...In the 12th century, St. Sava, founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church was baptized here. The Church of Peter is probably oldest church in Serbia. It is located in Stari Ras near the city of Novi Pazar, Serbia.
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  • Recycled Roman inscribed stone work inside the chruch. Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Stone frieze of two monks with glasses at Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre)...Probably oldest church in Serbia
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  • Old woman keeper of the key at Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre).
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  • Old woman keeper of the key at Novi Pazar--St. Peter church, built 10th century and founded 100 AD by a desciple of St. Peter--Fa. Matej, Olga Pleshkiova, Zica, Miloje--old woman was keeper of the key..The city also houses an old church from the 9th century[3], the church of St. Peter, referred to as Petrova crkva, which suffered offensive graffiti by ethnic Bosniaks in April 2008[3]. On a hilltop overlooking Novi Pazar is the 12th century monastery of ?ur?evi stupovi, long left in ruin, but recently restored and with a monastic community using it, with plate glass to keep out the weather and preserve the fine frescos. The fine main mosque of the city, the Altun-Alem mosque, is the largest in this region of the Balkans and dates from 16th century. There are various other historic Ottoman buildings, such as the fine 17th century Amir-agin Han, a 15th century Hammam, and the 15th century Turkish fortress (all gone but the walls, the site of which is now a pleasant walled park in the city centre).
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  • Man riding a bicycle on the road with a bag of colorful peppers
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  • Sopocani Monastery--near Novi Pazar..The Sopocani monastery , an endowment of King Stefan Uro? I of Serbia, was built in the second half of the 13th century, near the source of the Ra?ka River in the region of Ras, the centre of the Serbian medieval state. The church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and completed around 1265, with interior decorated shortly thereafter. Archbishop Sava II, who became the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1263, is represented in the procession of archbishops in the area of the altar. The frescoes of Sopo?ani are considered by some experts on Serbian medieval art as the most beautiful of that period. On the western wall of the nave is a famous fresco of the Dormition of the Virgin. In the 16th century the monks had to temporarily leave the monastery on several occasions due to the Ottoman threat. Finally, during one raids in 1689 the Ottoman Turks set fire to the monastery and carried off the lead from the church roof. The brotherhood escaped with some important relics to Kosovo - but did not return to Sopo?ani; it remained deserted for over two hundred years, until the 20th century. The church slowly decayed: its vaults caved in, its dome fell down, and the remains of the surrounding buildings were covered with rubble and earth..Finally, during the 20th century the monastery was restored and today it is settled by a thriving brotherhood of dedicated monks. The fact that most of the Sopo?ani frescoes still shine with radiant beauty - surviving more than two centuries of extreme exposure to the elements - many consider nothing less than a divine miracle.
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  • Horse and wagon on the street
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  • Sopocani Monastery--near Novi Pazar..The Sopocani monastery , an endowment of King Stefan Uro? I of Serbia, was built in the second half of the 13th century, near the source of the Ra?ka River in the region of Ras, the centre of the Serbian medieval state. The church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and completed around 1265, with interior decorated shortly thereafter. Archbishop Sava II, who became the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1263, is represented in the procession of archbishops in the area of the altar. The frescoes of Sopo?ani are considered by some experts on Serbian medieval art as the most beautiful of that period. On the western wall of the nave is a famous fresco of the Dormition of the Virgin. In the 16th century the monks had to temporarily leave the monastery on several occasions due to the Ottoman threat. Finally, during one raids in 1689 the Ottoman Turks set fire to the monastery and carried off the lead from the church roof. The brotherhood escaped with some important relics to Kosovo - but did not return to Sopo?ani; it remained deserted for over two hundred years, until the 20th century. The church slowly decayed: its vaults caved in, its dome fell down, and the remains of the surrounding buildings were covered with rubble and earth..Finally, during the 20th century the monastery was restored and today it is settled by a thriving brotherhood of dedicated monks. The fact that most of the Sopo?ani frescoes still shine with radiant beauty - surviving more than two centuries of extreme exposure to the elements - many consider nothing less than a divine miracle.
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  • Sopocani Monastery--near Novi Pazar..The Sopocani monastery , an endowment of King Stefan Uro? I of Serbia, was built in the second half of the 13th century, near the source of the Ra?ka River in the region of Ras, the centre of the Serbian medieval state. The church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and completed around 1265, with interior decorated shortly thereafter. Archbishop Sava II, who became the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1263, is represented in the procession of archbishops in the area of the altar. The frescoes of Sopo?ani are considered by some experts on Serbian medieval art as the most beautiful of that period. On the western wall of the nave is a famous fresco of the Dormition of the Virgin. In the 16th century the monks had to temporarily leave the monastery on several occasions due to the Ottoman threat. Finally, during one raids in 1689 the Ottoman Turks set fire to the monastery and carried off the lead from the church roof. The brotherhood escaped with some important relics to Kosovo - but did not return to Sopo?ani; it remained deserted for over two hundred years, until the 20th century. The church slowly decayed: its vaults caved in, its dome fell down, and the remains of the surrounding buildings were covered with rubble and earth..Finally, during the 20th century the monastery was restored and today it is settled by a thriving brotherhood of dedicated monks. The fact that most of the Sopo?ani frescoes still shine with radiant beauty - surviving more than two centuries of extreme exposure to the elements - many consider nothing less than a divine miracle.
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  • travels with Miloje--fellow traveler Olga Pleshkova from Vladavotov, Siberia shares the journey--near Usce
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  • Sopocani Monastery--near Novi Pazar..The Sopocani monastery , an endowment of King Stefan Uro? I of Serbia, was built in the second half of the 13th century, near the source of the Ra?ka River in the region of Ras, the centre of the Serbian medieval state. The church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and completed around 1265, with interior decorated shortly thereafter. Archbishop Sava II, who became the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1263, is represented in the procession of archbishops in the area of the altar. The frescoes of Sopo?ani are considered by some experts on Serbian medieval art as the most beautiful of that period. On the western wall of the nave is a famous fresco of the Dormition of the Virgin. In the 16th century the monks had to temporarily leave the monastery on several occasions due to the Ottoman threat. Finally, during one raids in 1689 the Ottoman Turks set fire to the monastery and carried off the lead from the church roof. The brotherhood escaped with some important relics to Kosovo - but did not return to Sopo?ani; it remained deserted for over two hundred years, until the 20th century. The church slowly decayed: its vaults caved in, its dome fell down, and the remains of the surrounding buildings were covered with rubble and earth..Finally, during the 20th century the monastery was restored and today it is settled by a thriving brotherhood of dedicated monks. The fact that most of the Sopo?ani frescoes still shine with radiant beauty - surviving more than two centuries of extreme exposure to the elements - many consider nothing less than a divine miracle.
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  • Country store in the town of Usce, Serbia
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  • A red tractor drives by shops and home in the rural Serbian town of Usce.
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  • Travels with Miloje--fellow traveler Olga Pleshkova from Vladavotov, Siberia looking for a bus to Beograd from Usce without success.
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  • Fruit and produce in boxes at the entrance to s small store in Usce, Serbia.
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  • Exterior, Church of the Virgin, left, and King's Church, right...The Studenica Monastery was established in the late 12th century by Stevan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, shortly after his abdication. It is the largest and richest of Serbia's Orthodox monasteries. Its two principal monuments, the Church of the Virgin and the Church of the King, both built of white marble, enshrine priceless collections of 13th- and 14th-century Byzantine painting...Manastir Studenica, founded 1190
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  • Altar within the King's Church, Studenica Monastery, Serbia...Manastir Studenica, founded 1190
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  • Altar within the King's Church, Studenica Monastery, Serbia...Manastir Studenica, founded 1190
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  • King Milutin holds a model of church dedicated to Saints Joaquim and Anna, but known as the King's Church, Studenica Monastery, Serbia...Studenica was founded 1190.
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  • Fresco panel within the King's Church, at the Studenica Monastery, Serbia...Studenica Monastery was established in the late 12th century by Stevan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, shortly after his abdication. It is the largest and richest of Serbia's Orthodox monasteries. Its two principal monuments, the Church of the Virgin and the Church of the King, both built of white marble, enshrine priceless collections of 13th- and 14th-century Byzantine painting...Manastir Studenica, founded 1190
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  • King Milutin holds a model of church dedicated to Saints Joaquim and Anna, but known as the King's Church, Studenica Monastery, Serbia...Studenica was founded 1190.
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  • Theotokos, Mother of God..The Studenica Monastery was established in the late 12th century by Stevan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, shortly after his abdication. It is the largest and richest of Serbia's Orthodox monasteries. Its two principal monuments, the Church of the Virgin and the Church of the King, both built of white marble, enshrine priceless collections of 13th- and 14th-century Byzantine painting...Manastir Studenica, founded 1190
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  • Alcove with historic Christian art at the Studenica Monastery, Serbia.
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  • Zica Monastery, The Red monastery through the arch gate, near Kraljevo, Serbia...The monastery was founded by King Stefan Prvovencani, the First-Crowned, and built in the early 13th century and received St. Sava as the first Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1219. The monastery was burned in a raid near the end of the 13th century and was subsequently deserted. Multiple renovations were carried out during the late 13th and early 14th centuries. The most complete renovations were completed during the rein of King Milutin (1282-1321)..Nikolai Velimirovic was consecrated Bishop of Zica in 1919. Zica suffered damage during World War II which Bishop Nikolai was unable to restore, because of his arrest there in 1941. After the war Zica became a woman's monastery. Zica celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2005...The red paint is symbolic of the blood spilled by the martyrs of the church.
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