Patriarchate of Peć Monastery
E80828
Orthodox Christian monastery
Serbian Orthodox Church site
World Heritage Site
cultural heritage monument
medieval monastery complex
The Patriarchate of Peć Monastery is a historic medieval monastic complex in Kosovo that served as the spiritual and administrative center of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the seat of its patriarchs.
Aliases (1)
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Orthodox Christian monastery
→
Serbian Orthodox Church site → World Heritage Site → cultural heritage monument → medieval monastery complex → |
| architecturalStyle |
Byzantine architecture
→
Serbo-Byzantine architecture → |
| associatedWith |
Serbian Patriarchate of Peć
→
|
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Serbs
→
|
| associatedWithTradition |
Serbian medieval statehood and church autonomy
→
|
| constructionStart |
13th century
→
|
| contains |
Church of Saint Demetrius
→
Church of Saint Nicholas → Church of the Holy Apostles → Church of the Holy Virgin Hodegetria → narthex with frescoes → |
| country |
Kosovo
→
|
| foundedAs |
seat of the Serbian archbishops
→
|
| foundedBy |
Archbishop Sava
→
Serbian Archbishopric → |
| function |
administrative center of the Serbian Orthodox Church
→
spiritual center of the Serbian Orthodox Church → |
| governingBody |
Serbian Orthodox Church
→
|
| heritageDesignation |
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
→
UNESCO World Heritage Site → |
| heritageStatus |
World Heritage in Danger
→
|
| heritageStatusSince |
2006
→
|
| historicalRole |
burial place of Serbian archbishops and patriarchs
→
spiritual center of medieval Serbia → |
| laterUse |
seat of the Serbian patriarchs
→
|
| locatedIn |
Metohija
→
Peć → Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Raška and Prizren → |
| mainConstructionPeriod |
13th century
→
14th century → |
| notableFor |
architectural ensemble of four churches
→
medieval frescoes → painted decoration from 13th and 14th centuries → |
| partOf |
Medieval Monuments in Kosovo World Heritage serial property
→
|
| protectionStatus |
protected cultural monument of exceptional importance (Serbia)
→
|
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
→
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Serbian Orthodox Church
→
|
| servedAs |
seat of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć
→
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
→
(iii) → (iv) → (vi) → |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageExtensionOf |
Visoki Dečani Monastery inscription
→
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince |
2006
→
|
| use |
monastery
→
patriarchal seat → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Serbian Patriarch
→
|
associatedWith |
|
Peć
("Patriarchate of Peć monastery complex")
→
|
contains |
|
Serbian Orthodox Church
→
|
hasImportantSite |