#Ravanica Monastery

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Medieval Orthodox Monasteries and Resava Cave Serbia

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Gold ring found near Ravanica monastery with monogram "M", detail of two hands holding each other and words inscribed "I gave my faith for love". Ring also contains rotating mechanism and Cyrillic inscription on both sides. It supposedly belonged to Princess Milica, wife of Prince Lazarus.

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Manastir Ravanica, zadužbina Kneza Lazara.

Ravanica Monastery, endowment of Knez Lazar.

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Vrdnik-Ravanica Monastery

Little Ravanica is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Vrdnik in the Fruška Goramountains in the northern Serbia.

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The Holy Nobleborn Prince of Serbia Lazar and Holy Martyrs of Kosovo - Vidovdan Commemorated on June 15/June 28 The Holy Prince Lazar of Serbia lived during the fourteenth century at a time when the Turks, having conquered neighboring lands, were preparing to invade Serbia. Saint Lazar was raised at the court of the holy King Dushan, and was appointed governor of one of the Serbian districts. In the year 1371 he was chosen King of all Serbia and he toiled much at strengthening the condition of the country. He pacified neighboring princes, who had wronged or plundered Serbian settlements. He was concerned also for the Christian enlightenment of the nation, he built churches, supported the monasteries and charitable establishments. In 1380 the saint established the monastery at Rovanetz. Saint Lazar petitioned the Patriarch of Constantinople to remove the anathema from the people of Serbia. During the course of the ten years of his rule, Serbia was at peace. Afterwards there began war with the Turks. At the time of the Battle of Kosovo, the wounded king was taken prisoner. On the orders of Sultan Bayazet, he was beheaded with a sword on June 15, 1389. The body of the holy King Lazar was buried at a nearby church. In 1391 his incorrupt relics were transferred to the Ravanica monastery. The monastery was destroyed by the Turks in 1683, and the relics of King Lazar were transferred to the monastery of New Ravanica on Mount Thruzh. He was the founder of the Monastery of Saint Panteleimon on the Holy Mountain, as well as numerous other monasteries and churches.   

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Domes of Ravanica Monastery :)

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Morava architectural school

Morava architectural school (Serbian: Моравска школа архитeктуре), also known as the Morava style (Моравски стил, Moravski stil), or simply as the Morava school, is an ecclesiastical architectural style that flourished in the Serbian Late Middle Ages (ca. 1370 - 1459), during the reign of the Lazarević and Branković dynasties. The churches and monasteries were built by the rulers Lazar Hrebeljanović (1370–1389), Stefan Lazarević (1402–1427) and Đurađ Branković (1427–1456) and their nobility. The first endowment was the royal tomb of Ravanica. The main achievement of the Morava School is the splendor of the sculptural elements. The decorative stone plastic of the Moravska School represents one of the most original artistic achievements of medieval Serbian art. Decorative elements characteristic of this artistic school typically consist of geometric arabesque with stylized floral ornaments, which include only scarce figurative details. As fragments of the plastic decoration from the almost completely destroyed Church of Saint Steven in village Milentija testify, this sculpture was usually painted, and thus, very vivid in effect. More details Android, Windows

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Domes of Ravanica Monastery :) by PaulStack

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Domes of Ravanica Monastery :) by PaulStack

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Chinse President Xi Jinping Visits Belgrade Serbia

Belgrade Budapest Railway – ZAWYA Belgrade has been buzzing in anticipation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival yesterday for a two-day visit. It’s Xi’s second state visit to Serbia, amid “high expectations that the ironclad friendship between the two nations will be further enriched and strengthened”. Xi’s visit was also said to be “on the occasion of Serbia marking the 25th anniversary of…

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Domes of Ravanica Monastery :)

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Orthodox Easter Belgrade Serbia

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Serbian Masters National Museum Belgrade