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.
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.
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000uDlho9aWQtg/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000uDlho9aWQtg.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000ieKt4GTHxXQ/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000ieKt4GTHxXQ.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000nfoxCSqYfiE/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000nfoxCSqYfiE.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00007mncpNFnwgc/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I00007mncpNFnwgc.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000L5QdofxHd1o/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000L5QdofxHd1o.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000sMM2Iv7uSWE/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000sMM2Iv7uSWE.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000MYYhKWz8NqI/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000MYYhKWz8NqI.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000vfBnEOy4a.U/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000vfBnEOy4a.U.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I00005QeovedYVvM/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I00005QeovedYVvM.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I000056pZ9iZ3bJ0/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I000056pZ9iZ3bJ0.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000tSHrTKbJV54/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000tSHrTKbJV54.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000BiEJ26KBjDI/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000BiEJ26KBjDI.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000Xc9lXeg5pRA/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000Xc9lXeg5pRA.jpg)
![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](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000Mcxqwvz4lzI/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000Mcxqwvz4lzI.jpg)
![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).](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000fjsME5HSDcs/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000fjsME5HSDcs.jpg)
![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).](https://m.psecn.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000JZWM_XyeA0A/fit=200x200/fill=/g=G0000NWrHxe4G.9w/I0000JZWM_XyeA0A.jpg)
