Gračanica Monastery
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Gračanica
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| Monastery information | |
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| 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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