Patriarchate of Peć (monastery)
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The Patriarchate of Peć Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Пећка патријаршија, romanized: Manastir Pećka patrijaršija, pronounced [pɛ̂ːt͡ɕkaː patrijǎ(ː)rʃija]; Albanian: Patrikana e Pejës) or the Patriarchal Monastery of Peć, is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery located near the city of Peja (Serbian: Peć), 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.
Monastery information | |
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Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
Established | 13th century |
Diocese | Eparchy of Raška and Prizren (just territorially, since monastery is under direct patriarchal (stavropegial) jurisdiction) |
Controlled churches |
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Founder(s) | Archbishop Sava, Archbishop Arsenije I |
Important associated figures | Archbishops Sava, Arsenije I, Nikodim I, Danilo II |
Architecture | |
Style | Serbo-Byzantine |
Site | |
Location | Near Peja (Serbian: Peć) |
Country | Kosovo |
Coordinates | 42.661°N 20.266°E / 42.661; 20.266 |
Public access | Yes |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
Designated | 2004 (28th session), modified 2006 |
Part of | Medieval Monuments in Kosovo |
Reference no. | 724-002bis |
Region | Europe and North America |
Endangered | 2006–... |
Official name | Manastir Pećka patrijaršija |
Type | Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance |
Designated | 25 October 1947 |
Reference no. | SК 1370 |
The monastery is ecclesiastically administered by the Eparchy of Raška and Prizren, but it has special (stavropegial) status, since it is under direct jurisdiction of the Serbian Patriarch whose title includes Archbishop of Peć. The monastery church is unique in Serbian medieval architecture, with three churches connected as one whole,[1] with a total of four churches.[2]