Sopoćani
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Quick Facts Sopoćani Monastery, Location ...
Sopoćani Monastery Сопоћани Манастир Sopoćani Manastir | |
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Црква Свете Тројице Crkva Svete Trojice | |
43.1181466°N 20.3738892°E / 43.1181466; 20.3738892 | |
Location | In Novi Pazar, Serbia, near the source of the Raška River in the region of Ras, the centre of the Serbian medieval state. |
Country | Serbia |
Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
History | |
Founder(s) | King Stefan Uroš I |
Dedication | Holy Trinity |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Public access |
Style | Raška school Byzantine |
Years built | 1259 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Eparchy of Raška and Prizren |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, iii |
Designated | 1979 (3rd session) |
Part of | Stari Ras and Sopoćani |
Reference no. | 96 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Official name | Sopoćani Monastery |
Type | Cultural monument of Exceptional Importance |
Designated | 26 August 1947 |
Reference no. | SK 156 |
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Quick Facts Monastery information, Established ...
Monastery information | |
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Established | 1259–1270 |
Disestablished | 1689 |
Reestablished | 1926 |
Site | |
Public access | Yes |
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The Sopoćani Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Сопоћани / Manastir Sopoćani, pronounced [sǒpotɕani]), an endowment of King Stefan Uroš I of Serbia, was built from 1259 to 1270, near the source of the Raška River in the region of Ras, the centre of the Serbian medieval state. It is a designated World Heritage Site, added in 1979 with Stari Ras. The monastery is located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) west of the town of Novi Pazar.