Church of the Ascension

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The Church of the Ascension is a principal medieval Serbian Orthodox church within the Žiča Monastery complex, notable for its role in early Serbian ecclesiastical and royal history.

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Church of the Ascension canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Serbian Orthodox church
medieval church
principal church of Žiča Monastery
architecturalStyle Serbo-Byzantine architecture
associatedWith Serbian medieval state
early Serbian ecclesiastical history
early Serbian royal history
belongsToEparchy Eparchy of Žiča
surface form: Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Žiča
builtInPeriod Middle Ages
country Serbia
culturalSignificance important site of Serbian Orthodox heritage
symbol of early Serbian statehood
dedicatedTo Ascension of Jesus
denomination Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
hasFeature altar apse
dome
fresco decoration
nave
hasFunction liturgical space
monastic church
heritageStatus part of a protected cultural monument of Serbia
historicalRole important center of the medieval Serbian Church
principal church of the Žiča Monastery complex
site connected with coronations of early Serbian rulers
languageOfLiturgy Church Slavonic
Serbian
locatedIn Kraljevo municipality
locatedInRegion central Serbia
locatedNear city of Kraljevo
material stone
partOf Žiča Monastery
religiousAffiliation Serbian Orthodox Church
rite Byzantine Rite
usedFor Orthodox Christian worship
royal and ecclesiastical ceremonies

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Žiča Monastery hasPart Church of the Ascension