Patriarchal Monastery of Peć
| Манастир Пећка патријаршија Manastir Pećka patrijaršija Patrikana e Pejës |
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The Church complex of the Monastery of Peć
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| Monastery information | |
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| Order | Serbian Orthodox |
| Established | 13th century |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Raška and Prizren (just territorially, since monastery is under direct patriarchal (stavropegial) jurisdiction) |
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| Founder(s) | Archbishop Sava, Archbishop Arsenije I |
| Important associated figures | Archbishops Sava, Arsenije I, Nikodim I, Danilo II |
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| Style | Serbo-Byzantine |
| Site | |
| Location | Near Peć, Kosovo |
| Coordinates | 42°39′40″N 20°15′58″E / 42.661°N 20.266°ECoordinates: 42°39′40″N 20°15′58″E / 42.661°N 20.266°E |
| 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 ПЕЋКА ПАТРИЈАРШИЈА |
| Type | Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated | 1947 |
| Reference no. | СК 1370 |
The Patriarchate of Peć (pronounced [pɛ̂ːt͡ɕkaː patrijǎ(ː)rʃija], Albanian: Patrikana e Pejës) or Monastery of the Patriarchate of Peć (Serbian: Манастир Пећка патријаршија/Manastir Pećka patrijaršija) is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery located near the city of Peć, in Kosovo. The church is unique for Serbian churches, with three churches connected as one whole, with a total of four churches. Built in the 13th and 14th centuries, it is the spiritual seat and mausoleum of the Serbian archbishops and Serbian Patriarchs. It is situated by the Peć Bistrica, at the entrance of the Rugova Canyon. It is part of the "Medieval Monuments in Kosovo", a combined World Heritage Site along with three other Orthodox monuments.
The monastery is ecclessiastically administrated by the Eparchy of Raška and Prizren, but it has special (stavropegial) status, since it is under direct jurisdiction of the Serbian Patriarch whose title includes Archbishop of Peć.
The monastery complex is located near Peć, in the Metohija region, on the main road connecting Metohija with Montenegro. It is situated by the Peć Bistrica, at the entrance of the Rugova Canyon. A morus nigra tree, 750-years-old, is preserved in the monastery yard, called , planted by Archbishop Sava II between 1263 and 1272.
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