Serbian Orthodox Church

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Christian denomination Eastern Orthodox Church autocephalous church

The Serbian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian church that serves as the primary religious institution for many Serbs, with a rich tradition of medieval monasticism, liturgy, and cultural influence in the Balkans.

Aliases (9)
Statements (84)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination →
Eastern Orthodox Church →
autocephalous church →
autocephalyRecognizedBy Patriarchate of Constantinople →
surface form: "Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople"
autocephalyStatus autocephalous →
communionWith Antiochian Orthodox Church →
Bulgarian Orthodox Church →
Patriarchate of Constantinople →
surface form: "Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople"

Georgian Orthodox Church →
Greek Orthodox Church →
Romanian Orthodox Church →
Russian Orthodox Church →
other Eastern Orthodox churches →
country Serbia →
dateLeaderEnthroned 2021 →
denominationOf Christianity →
doctrine Nicene Creed →
surface form: "Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed"
followsCanonLaw Eastern Orthodox canon law →
followsChristology Chalcedonian →
followsTheology Eastern Orthodox theology →
governingBody Holy Synod of Bishops →
hasClergyRank bishop →
deacon →
priest →
hasDioceseIn Australia →
Bosnia and Herzegovina →
Canada →
Croatia →
Kosovo →
Montenegro →
North Macedonia →
Serbia →
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"

Western Europe →
hasImportantCenter Belgrade →
Kraljevo (Žiča) →
Mount Athos →
surface form: "Mount Athos (Hilandar)"

Peć →
hasImportantMonastery Dečani Monastery →
Gračanica Monastery →
Hilandar Monastery →
Sopoćani Monastery →
Studenica Monastery →
Žiča Monastery →
hasImportantSite Patriarchate of Peć Monastery →
hasLeader Patriarch Porfirije →
hasLeaderTitle Serbian Patriarch →
hasMajorFeast Christmas →
Easter →
Saint Sava Day →
hasMonasticOrder Orthodox monks →
Orthodox nuns →
headquarters Belgrade →
Patriarchate of Peć →
historicalPeriodOfFlourishing Middle Ages →
influences Serbian art →
Serbian culture →
Serbian education →
Serbian literature →
liturgicalLanguage Church Slavonic →
Serbian →
liturgicalTradition Byzantine Rite →
mainTerritory Bosnia and Herzegovina →
Croatia →
Kosovo →
Montenegro →
North Macedonia →
Serbia →
practicesSacrament Holy Eucharist →
surface form: "Eucharist"

anointing of the sick →
baptism →
chrismation →
confession →
marriage →
ordination →
primaryReligionOf Serbs →
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity →
surface form: "Eastern Orthodoxy"
tradition Byzantine →
Slavic →
usesCalendar Julian calendar →
surface form: "Julian calendar (for liturgical feasts)"
usesScripture Bible →
veneratesSaint Saint Prince Lazar →
Saint Sava →
Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming →
Referenced by (75)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dečani Monastery → affiliation → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Patriarchate of Peć → affiliation → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Holy Synod of Bishops → appliesToJurisdiction → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Hilandar Monastery → belongsTo → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Kraljevo (Žiča) → belongsToChurchJurisdiction → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Saint Prince Lazar → canonizedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Patriarch Porfirije → church → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Sopoćani Monastery → church → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Antiochian Orthodox Church → communionWith → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Bulgarian Orthodox Church → communionWith → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Georgian Orthodox Church → communionWith → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Orthodox Church of Alexandria → communionWith → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Orthodox Church of Jerusalem → communionWith → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Gračanica Monastery → denomination → Serbian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Serbian Orthodox"
Sopoćani Monastery → denomination → Serbian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Serbian Orthodox"
Žiča Monastery → denomination → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Patriarchate of Peć Monastery → foundedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Serbian Archbishopric"
Gračanica Monastery → governingBody → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Patriarchate of Peć → governingBody → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Patriarchate of Peć Monastery → governingBody → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Žiča Monastery → governingBody → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Holy Synod of Bishops → hasJurisdictionOver → Serbian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Serbian Orthodox Church in Serbia"
Holy Synod of Bishops → hasJurisdictionOver → Serbian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Serbian Orthodox Church in the diaspora"
Serbian Patriarch → hasJurisdictionOver → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Eastern Orthodox Christianity → hasMajorChurch → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Vračar → hasReligionMajority → Serbian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Serbian Orthodox Christianity"
Serbian Patriarch → headOf → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Orthodox Church of Albania → inCommunionWith → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Patriarchate of Constantinople → inCommunionWith → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Eastern Christianity → includes → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Serbs → majorChurch → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming → memberOf → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Revised Julian calendar → notAdoptedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Dormition Fast → observedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts → observedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Saint Sava Day → observedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Serbian Orthodox Christians"
Holy Synod of Bishops → partOf → Serbian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Church of Serbia"
Kraljevo (Žiča) → pilgrimageSiteFor → Serbian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Serbian Orthodox Christians"
Polish Orthodox Church → recognisedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Gračanica Monastery → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
King Alexander I → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
subject surface form: "King Alexander I of Yugoslavia"
Kingdom of Serbia → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Michael I. Pupin → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Mileva Marić → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Milutin Tesla → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Nikola Tesla → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Tesla → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
subject surface form: "Nikola Tesla"
Peter II of Yugoslavia → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Saint Prince Lazar → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Saint Sava → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Slobodan Milošević → religion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Hilandar Monastery → religiousAffiliation → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Kraljevo (Žiča) → religiousAffiliation → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Peć → religiousAffiliation → Serbian Orthodox Church →
subject surface form: "Patriarchate of Peć"
Patriarchate of Peć Monastery → religiousAffiliation → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Studenica Monastery → religiousAffiliation → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Holy Synod of Bishops → religiousDenomination → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Peć → religiousSignificanceFor → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Saint Sava Day → religiousTradition → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Serbian Empire → stateReligion → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Serbian cross → symbolOf → Serbian Orthodox Church →
this entity surface form: "Serbian Orthodoxy"
Montenegrins → traditionalChurch → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Cherubic Hymn → usedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Church Slavonic → usedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Pentecostarion → usedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Serbian cross → usedBy → Serbian Orthodox Church →
New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia → veneratedIn → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Saint Prince Lazar → veneratedIn → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Saint Sava → veneratedIn → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming → veneratedIn → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Peć → wasMedievalSpiritualSeatOf → Serbian Orthodox Church →
Peć → wasSeatOf → Serbian Orthodox Church →
subject surface form: "Patriarchate of Peć"
this entity surface form: "Serbian Patriarchate"
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