Sopoćani Monastery

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Serbian Orthodox monastery World Heritage Site medieval monastery

Sopoćani Monastery is a 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastic complex near Novi Pazar, Serbia, renowned for its exceptional medieval frescoes and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Serbian Orthodox monastery → World Heritage Site → medieval monastery →
architecturalStyle	Byzantine architecture → Raška school →
artHistoricalSignificance	one of the finest achievements of Byzantine painting of the 13th century →
associatedDynasty	Nemanjić dynasty →
belongsToEparchy	Eparchy of Raška and Prizren →
church	Serbian Orthodox Church →
constructionMaterial	stone →
country	Serbia →
dedicatedTo	Holy Trinity →
denomination	Serbian Orthodox →
foundedInCentury	13th century →
foundedInYearApprox	c. 1260 →
founder	King Stefan Uroš I of Serbia →
function	monastic community → pilgrimage site → place of worship →
hasBellTower	yes →
hasCloister	yes →
hasFresco	Dormition of the Mother of God fresco → Nemanjić dynasty donor portraits →
hasMainChurchType	katholikon →
heritageCriteria	(i) → (iii) → (iv) →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
heritageStatus	cultural monument of exceptional importance of Serbia →
locatedIn	near Novi Pazar →
locatedInHistoricalRegion	Ras →
locatedInRegion	Raška region →
locatedOnRiver	near the Raška River →
monasticOrder	Orthodox monasticism →
nearbyCity	Novi Pazar →
notableFor	Byzantine-style wall paintings → exceptional medieval frescoes →
partOf	Stari Ras and Sopoćani →
periodOfConstruction	reign of Stefan Uroš I →
protectionStatus	state-protected monument →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy →
roofMaterialOriginal	stone slabs →
UNESCOSiteCountry	Serbia →
UNESCOSiteExtensionYear	2006 →
UNESCOSiteInscriptionYear	1979 →
UNESCOSiteName	Stari Ras and Sopoćani →
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion	Europe and North America →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId	96bis →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Serbian Orthodox Church →	hasImportantMonastery