Eparchy of Ras
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Eparchy of Raška-Prizren and Kosovo-Metohija Епархија рашко-призренска и косовско-метохијска Eparkia Rashkë - Prizren |
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| Location | |
| Territory | Raška, Kosovo and Metohija |
| Headquarters | Prizren, Kosovo |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Eastern Orthodox |
| Sui iuris church |
Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarchate of Peć (Serbia) |
| Established | 13th century |
| Language |
Church Slavonic Serbian |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Teodosije Šibalić |
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| Website | |
| http://www.eparhija-prizren.com/en | |
Eparchy of Raška and Prizren or Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Raška-Prizren and Kosovo-Metohija (Serbian: Епархија рашко-призренска и косовско-метохијска, Eparhija raško-prizrenska i kosovsko-metohijska, Albanian: Eparkia Rashkë - Prizren) is one of the oldest eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, featuring the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Serbian Patriarchal Monastery of Peć, as well as Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Visoki Dečani, which together are part of the UNESCO World Heritage sites of Serbia.
Jurisdiction of the Eparchy is reflected in its name: it has diocesan jurisdiction over Eastern Orthodox Christians in historical regions of Raška, Kosovo and Metohija. The official see of the Eparchy is in Prizren, Kosovo.
On the territory o present day Eparchy of Raška and Prizren several older eparchies existed throughout history. One of them was the ancient Bishopric of Ulpiana also known as Iustiniana Secunda situated near the modern town of Lipljan where the remains of episcopal Basilica dating from the first half of 6th century have been found and excavated. At first, episcopal see of Ulpiana was under supreme jurisdiction of Archbishopric of Thessaloniki, and in 535 it was transferred to newly created Archbishopric of Justiniana Prima. Byzantine rule in that region collapsed at the beginning of 7th century and the church life was later renewed after the Christianization of Serbs.
The Bishopric of Ras was named after the old Serbian fortress of Ras that was situated near modern day Novi Pazar. From the name of Ras the name of entire region was also derived (ser. Рашка (Raška), lat. Rascia). The Bishopric of Ras emerged sometime during 9th century, in the time that was marked by great missionary work of saints Cyril and Methodius and their disciples among Slavs, from Great Moravia in the north to Bulgaria in the east. During the rule of prince Mutimir of Serbia and byzantine emperor Basil I (867–886) process of Christianization of Serbs was finalized. One of Mutimirs sons was baptized as Stefan (Stefan Mutimirović) and other members of the ruling Serbian dynasty also received Christian names like princes Petar Gojniković, Pavle Branović and Zaharija Pribislavljević.
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