Žiča Monastery

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Serbian Orthodox monastery cultural heritage site medieval monastery

Žiča Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery near Kraljevo, Serbia, renowned as an early royal foundation and historic coronation church of Serbian kings.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Žiča Monastery (as archiepiscopal seat) 1
Žiča Monastery complex 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Serbian Orthodox monastery ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ
architecturalStyle Byzantine-influenced architecture ⓘ
Raška school ⓘ
associatedDynasty Nemanjić dynasty ⓘ
associatedSaint Saint Sava ⓘ
associatedWithTitle Peter I of Serbia ⓘ
surface form: King of Serbia
completionDate circa 1220 ⓘ
constructionStart circa 1206 ⓘ
country Serbia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Ascension Day ⓘ
surface form: Ascension of the Lord
denomination Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
diocese Eparchy of Žiča ⓘ
firstCoronationHeldFor King Stefan the First-Crowned ⓘ
surface form: Stefan the First-Crowned
foundedBy King Stefan the First-Crowned ⓘ
Saint Sava ⓘ
foundingDate early 13th century ⓘ
governingBody Serbian Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasFunction active monastery ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
hasPart Church of the Ascension ⓘ
fortified walls ⓘ
monastic quarters ⓘ
refectory ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1979 ⓘ
historicFunction coronation church of Serbian kings ⓘ
seat of the first Serbian archbishopric ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Church Slavonic ⓘ
surface form: Old Church Slavonic
locatedIn Raška region ⓘ
central Serbia ⓘ
near Kraljevo ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
nearbyCity Kraljevo ⓘ
notableFeature red-painted exterior walls ⓘ
numberOfCoronatedKings seven ⓘ
primaryRite Byzantine Rite ⓘ
protectedBy Serbia ⓘ
surface form: Republic of Serbia
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
sufferedDamageDuring Ottoman incursions ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
underwentRestoration 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Saint Sava → founded → Žiča Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Žiča Monastery (as archiepiscopal seat)
Kraljevo (Žiča) → hasNearbyLandmark → Žiča Monastery ⓘ
this entity surface form: Žiča Monastery complex
Kraljevo (Žiča) → hasNearbyMonastery → Žiča Monastery ⓘ
Kraljevo (Žiča) → knownFor → Žiča Monastery ⓘ