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The Church of Saint Sava ( Serbian Cyrillic: Храм Светог Саве, romanized :Hram Svetog Save, lit. ''The Temple of Saint Sava'' [a]) is a Serbian Orthodox church which sits on the Vračar plateau in Belgrade, Serbia. It was planned as the bishopric seat and main cathedral of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
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- 4830 m² (exterior), 3,650 m² (interior)
- Serbia
Sep 16, 2019 · Learn about the history and architecture of the Church of St Sava, a large Eastern Orthodox church dedicated to the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church and built on the Vračar plateau where his remains were burned by Ottomans in 1595. The church is one of the largest in the world and has a dominant position in the cityscape of Belgrade.
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The construction of the temple completes Belgrade's skyline: Kalemegdan - Trg republike - Terazij - Beograđanka - Slavija - Temple of St. Sava. The temple’s main dome rises to a height of 134 metres (439.6 ft), from a level of 64 metres 210 ft above the Sava river. The church, thus, holds a dominant position in skyline of Belgrade and is visible fr...
Construction of the temple had been slow, delayed by events in Serbia over the last century. Three hundred years after the burning of St. Sava's remains, a Society for the Construction of the Temple of St. Sava on Vračar in Belgrade was founded in 1895. The goal of the project was the construction of a temple on the place of his death. Initially, a...
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Apr 30, 2020 · Learn about the history, architecture and significance of the Church of St. Sava, one of the largest and most monumental Orthodox churches in the world. Dedicated to the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church, it dominates the horizon of Belgrade and is a symbol of Serbian culture and identity.
The Church of Saint Sava is a Serbian Orthodox church which sits on the Vračar plateau in Belgrade, Serbia. It was planned as the bishopric seat and main cathedral of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The church is dedicated to Saint Sava, the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church and an important figure in medieval Serbia. It is built on the presumed location of St. Sava's grave. His coffin had ...
Patriarch Porfirije served the Paschal Vespers – the Vespers of love in the church of Saint Sava Patriarch Porfirije served the Paschal Vespers – the Vespers of love in the church of Saint Sava Синиша Јовановић 2024-05-09T20:45:38+00:00 05/05/2024 |
