Patriarchate of Peć Monastery

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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.


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

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