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Savina Monastery (Montenegro)
The Savina Monastery (; lit. "Sava's monastery") is a Serbian Orthodox monastery of three churches near the city Herceg Novi in the Bay of Kotor, located in thick Mediterranean vegetation in one of the most beautiful parts of the Montenegrin Littoral. Churches *The small Church of the Assumption is 10m high and 6m wide. Its foundation dates to 1030, although the oldest record of it is from 1648. Its reconstruction began in the late 17th century, with the arrival of refugee monks from Tvrdoš Monastery in Herzegovina, and it was completed in 1831. *The Great Temple of the Assumption was built between the 1777 and 1799, and builder was a master Nikola Foretić from the island of Korčula. *The Church (or Temple) of St. Sava, built by Saint Sava, located outside the monastery complex. Relics The monastery has a large number of relics originating from the time of the Nemanjić dynasty (relics of Empress Jelena, cross of Saint Sava), including those transferred from Tvrdoš Mona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Savina may refer to ;Places *Savina, Ljubno, a dispersed settlement in Slovenia *Savina Ski Jumping Center in Slovenia * Savina monastery (Serbia), cave monastery in southern Serbia *Savina monastery (Montenegro) *La Savina, a port village in eastern Spain *Savina Museum in South Korea ;Other *Savina (name) *Savina Caylyn, an oil tanker of the Italian shipping line Fratelli D'Amato *Red Savina pepper The Red Savina pepper is a cultivar of the habanero chili (''Capsicum chinense'' Jacquin), which has been selectively bred to produce spicier, heavier, and larger fruit, ultimately more potent than its derivative. Frank Garcia of GNS Spices, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelena Šubić (Nemanjić)
Jelena Šubić (died 1378) was a member of the Bribir branch of the Croatian Šubić noble family who ruled the Banate of Bosnia as regent from 1354 until 1357 during the minority of her son Tvrtko I of Bosnia. Life Jelena was the daughter of the Croatian lord George II Šubić of Bribir, Count of Klis. She married Vladislav, brother of Ban Stephen II of Bosnia, in Klis Fortress in late 1337 or early 1338. Lampridio Vitturi, Bishop of Trogir, celebrated the marriage; Trogir authorities hostile to him later complained to the papacy that the marriage was uncanonical due to the couple having been descended from the same ancestor. Jelena and Vladislav had two sons, Tvrtko and Vuk. Regency Tvrtko was about 15 years old when he became Ban of Bosnia upon the death of Jelena's brother-in-law in the fall of 1353. Jelena and Vladislav, who was excluded from succession for unknown reasons, assumed government in the name of the young Ban. Widowed within a year, Jelena continued rulin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th-century Serbian Orthodox Church Buildings
The 15th century was the century which spans the Julian calendar dates from 1 January 1401 (represented by the Roman numerals MCDI) to 31 December 1500 (MD). In Europe, the 15th century includes parts of the Late Middle Ages, the Early Renaissance, and the early modern period. Many technological, social and cultural developments of the 15th century can in retrospect be seen as heralding the " European miracle" of the following centuries. The architectural perspective, and the modern fields which are known today as banking and accounting were founded in Italy. The Hundred Years' War ended with a decisive French victory over the English in the Battle of Castillon. Financial troubles in England following the conflict resulted in the Wars of the Roses, a series of dynastic wars for the throne of England. The conflicts ended with the defeat of Richard III by Henry VII at the Battle of Bosworth Field, establishing the Tudor dynasty in the later part of the century. Constantin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Orthodox Monasteries In Montenegro
This is a list of Serbian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox Christian Monastery, monasteries in Serbia and near areas (Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, and Kosovo), also Romania, Hungary, Greece, Germany, United States, United States of America, Canada, and Australia. Stauropegions There are two stauropegion monasteries in the Serbian Orthodox Church, that are directly subordinated to the Serbian patriarch: Archeparchy of Belgrade and Karlovci Source Eparchy of Srem Source Eparchy of Banat Source Eparchy of Bačka Eparchy of Šabac Source Eparchy of Valjevo Source Eparchy of Šumadija Source Eparchy of Vranje Source Eparchy of Timok Source Eparchy of Kruševac Source Eparchy of Žiča Source Eparchy of Niš Source: https://eparhijaniska.rs/manastiri Eparchy of Braničevo Eparchy of Mileševa Source In Serbia In Montenegro Eparchy of Raška and Prizren, Eparchy of Ras and Prizren Source ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptism
Baptism (from ) is a Christians, Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water. It may be performed by aspersion, sprinkling or affusion, pouring water on the head, or by immersion baptism, immersing in water either partially or completely, traditionally three times, once for each person of the Trinity. The synoptic gospels recount that John the Baptist baptism of Jesus, baptized Jesus., , Baptism is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance (Christian), ordinance in others. Baptism according to the Trinitarian formula, which is done in most mainstream Christian denominations, is seen as being a basis for Christian ecumenism, the concept of unity amongst Christians. Baptism is also called christening, although some reserve the word "christening" for the Infant baptism, baptism of infants. In certain Christian denominations, such as the Catholic Churches, Eastern Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox Churches, Assyrian Church of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emir Kusturica
Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица, ; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer and musician. Kusturica has been an active filmmaker since the 1980s. He has competed at the Cannes Film Festival on five occasions and won the Palme d'Or twice (for '' When Father Was Away on Business'' and '' Underground''), as well as the Best Director prize for '' Time of the Gypsies''. Kusturica has won a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for '' Arizona Dream'', a Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for '' Black Cat, White Cat'' and a Silver Lion for Best First Work for '' Do You Remember Dolly Bell?''. He has also been made a Commander of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Kusturica has been a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of the Republika Srpska since 9 November 2011. Among other accolades, Kusturica became a UNICEF ambassador in 2002 and eight years later he was made a chevalier of the Legion of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Đurđevdan
George's Day in Spring, or Saint George's Day, is a Slavic religious holiday, the feast of Saint George celebrated on 23 April by the Julian calendar (6 May by the Gregorian calendar). In Croatia and Slovenia, the Roman Catholic version of Saint George's Day, ''Jurjevo'' is celebrated on 23 April by the Gregorian calendar. Saint George is one of the most important saints in the Eastern Orthodox tradition. He is the patron military saint in Slavic, Georgian, Circassian, Cossack and Chetnik military tradition. Christian synaxaria hold that Saint George was a martyr who died for his faith. On icons, he is usually depicted as a man riding a horse and killing a dragon. Beyond Orthodox Christian tradition proper, is also more generically a spring festival in the Balkans. Balkan tradition Saint George's Day, known as () in Serbian, is a feast day celebrated on 6 May (O.S. 23 April) in the Eastern Orthodox Church. As such, it is celebrated on that date by the Serb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque
The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often referred to as "late Baroque") and Neoclassicism, Neoclassical styles. It was encouraged by the Catholic Church as a means to counter the simplicity and austerity of Protestant architecture, art, and music, though Lutheran art#Baroque period, Lutheran Baroque art developed in parts of Europe as well. The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep color, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the start of the 17th century in Rome, then spread rapidly to the rest of Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal, then to Austria, southern Germany, Poland and Russia. By the 1730s, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simeon Lazović
Simeon Lazović ( sr-Cyrl, Симеон Лазовић; c. 1745 – 1817) was a Montenegrin Serb painter and one of the most famous icon painters of his time in the Balkans. Biography Born in Bijelo Polje in Montenegro, the priest Simeon Lazović and his son Aleksije are best known for having painted the icons of the altar screens (iconostases) and the walls of St. Dimitrius and St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox chapels in Kosovo. Most of the icons belong to the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; the best among them were done by Simeon Lazović at the end of the eighteenth century. His style continued the tradition of Byzantine painting. He is the father of the painter Aleksije Lazović. Works Among the works painted by Simeon Lazović are icons preserved in the wooden church of Kućani in 1780 and in the church of Sirogojno in 1764 in the Zlatibor Mountains. He also worked at the iconostasis of the Klisura Monastery in the Church of St. Achillius in Arilje or that of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iconostasis
In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis () is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a Church (building), church. ''Iconostasis'' also refers to a portable icon stand that can be placed anywhere within a church. The iconostasis evolved from the Byzantine architecture, Byzantine templon, a process complete by the 15th century. A direct comparison for the function of the main iconostasis can be made to the layout of the great Temple in Jerusalem. That Temple was designed with three parts. The holiest and inner-most portion was that where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. This portion, the Holy of Holies, was separated from the second larger part of the building's interior by a curtain, the parochet , "veil of the temple". Only the High Priest (Judaism), High Priest was allowed to enter the Holy of Holies. The third part was the entrance court. This architectural tradition for the two main parts can be seen carried forward in Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cross
A cross is a religious symbol consisting of two Intersection (set theory), intersecting Line (geometry), lines, usually perpendicular to each other. The lines usually run vertically and horizontally. A cross of oblique lines, in the shape of the Latin letter X, is termed a saltire in heraldic terminology. The cross shape has been widely officially recognized as an absolute and exclusive religious symbol of Christianity from an early period in that religion's history.''Christianity: an introduction'' by Alister E. McGrath 2006 pages 321-323 Before then, it was used as a religious or cultural symbol throughout Europe, in West Asia, west and south Asia (the latter, in the form of the original Swastika); and in Ancient Egypt, where the Ankh was a hieroglyph that represented "life" and was used in the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nemanjić Dynasty
The House of Nemanjić ( sr-Cyrl, Немањић, Немањићи; Nemanjić, Nemanjići, ) was the most prominent Serbian dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages. This princely, royal and imperial house produced List of Serbian monarchs, twelve Serbian monarchs, who ruled between 1166 and 1371. Its progenitor was Stefan Nemanja, scion of a cadet branch of the Vukanović dynasty (1101–1166). After Nemanja, all monarchs used ''Stefan (title), Stefan'' as a personal name, or a ruler's name, a tradition adopted for the royal pretensions. The monarchs began as Grand Princes, and with the crowning of Stefan the First-Crowned, Stefan Nemanjić in 1217, the realm was promoted to a Kingdom, and the Serbian Orthodox Church was established in 1219. In 1346, Stefan Dušan was crowned ''Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks'', and the Archbishopric of Serbia was elevated to a Serbian Patriarchate of Peć, Patriarchate. The dynasty's rule in Serbia ended in 1371, with the death of childless Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
