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Gračanica Monastery

Gračanica Monastery
  • Манастир Грачаница
  • Manastir Gračanica
  • Manastiri i Graçanicës
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Gračanica
Monastery information
Other names Holy Virgin's temple of Gračanica
Order Serbian Orthodox
Established 1321
Dedicated to Holy Virgin
Diocese Eparchy of Raška and Prizren
People
Founder(s) King Stefan Milutin
Important associated figures Stefan Milutin, Queen Simonida, Patriarch Makarije Sokolović
Architecture
Style Serbo-Byzantine style
Site
Location Village of Gračanica, 5 km (3.1 mi) from Pristina, Kosovo
Public access yes
Official name Medieval Monuments in Kosovo
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iii, iv
Designated 2004 (28th session)
Reference no. 724
Region Europe and North America
State party Serbia
Extensions 2006
Official name МАНАСТИР ГРАЧАНИЦА,
Type Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
Designated 1947
Reference no. СК 1367

Gračanica Monastery (pronounced [ɡratʃǎnitsa]; Serbian: Манастир Грачаница/Manastir Gračanica, Albanian: Manastiri i Graçanicës) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Kosovo. It was built by the Serbian king Stefan Milutin in 1321 on the ruins of a 6th-century basilica. The monastery was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and on 13 July 2006 it was placed on UNESCO's World Heritage List under the name of Medieval Monuments in Kosovo as an extension of the Visoki Dečani site which was overall placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

The Gračanica Monastery is one of King Milutin's last monumental endowments. The monastery is located in Gračanica, a Serbian enclave in the close vicinity of Lipljan, the old residence of bishops of Lipljan.

The monastery is located in Gračanica, a Serbian enclave near Lipljan, some 5 km (3.1 mi) from Pristina. It is situated on the Kosovo field, on the left riverbank of Gračanka, a right tributary of the Sitnica river. The name is derived from Slavic Gradac, a toponym of fortified cities.


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