Dečani monastery
| Високи Дечани | |
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Visoki Dečani church
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 Location of Visoki Dečani within Kosovo
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| Monastery information | |
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| Order | Serbian Orthodox |
| Established | 1327–35 |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Raška and Prizren |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | King Stefan Dečanski |
| Important associated figures | Stefan Dečanski, Stefan Dušan |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Serbo-Byzantine style |
| Site | |
| Location |
Dečani, Kosovo 661 m (2,168.6 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°32′48.9984″N 20°15′57.999″E / 42.546944000°N 20.26611083°ECoordinates: 42°32′48.9984″N 20°15′57.999″E / 42.546944000°N 20.26611083°E |
| Public access | yes |
| Official name | Medieval Monuments in Kosovo |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
| Designated | 2004 (28th session) |
| Reference no. | 724 |
| State Party |
 Serbia
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| Region | Europe and North America |
| Official name | Манастир Дечани |
| Type | Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated | 1947 |
| Reference no. | СК 1368 |
Visoki Dečani (Serbian Cyrillic: Високи Дечани, Albanian: Manastiri i Deçanit) is a major Serbian Orthodox Christian monastery located near Dečani, Kosovo. It was founded in 14th century by Serbian king Stefan Dečanski.
The Visoki Dečani monastery is located by the Dečanska Bistrica river gorge at the foot of the Prokletije Mountains, in the region of Metohija. It is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town of Dečani. The monastery is managed by the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Raška and Prizren. The monastery has been under the legal protection of Serbia since 1947 with a designation of Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance. The monastery is part of the World Heritage site named "Medieval Monuments in Kosovo".
Construction began during the reign of Serbian King Stefan Dečanski in 1327 and the original founding charter from 1330 has been preserved. Dečanski's son, Stefan Dušan, seized the Serbian throne in 1331 and had his father strangled to death in the Zvečan Fortress shortly afterwards. Dečanski was buried in the still incomplete Visoki Dečani monastery in 1331 and its construction was continued by Dušan. The monastery's main architect was Fra Vita, a Franciscan monk from the Montenegrin coastal town of Kotor. Construction of the monastery lasted for a total of 8 years, and ended in 1335. The wooden throne of the hegumen (monastery head) was finished at around this time, and the church interior was decorated. Dečanski's carved wooden sarcophagus was finished in 1340. Serbian princess and Bulgarian empress consort Ana-Neda (d. ca. 1350) was buried in the church.
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