Eastern Orthodoxy in Serbia

Eastern Orthodoxy is the major

Serbian Banat and the Timok Valley

History

During Late Antiquity, on the territory of present-day Serbia there were several major Christian centers and episcopal sees, including

Naissus, Ulpiana and others. In 535, Byzantine emperor Justinian I created new Archbishopric of Justiniana Prima, centered in the city of Justiniana Prima near present-day town of Lebane

The identity of ethnic Serbs was historically based on Orthodox Christianity; the

Archbishopric of Ohrid, after the Byzantine conquest of the Bulgarian Empire in 1018. The Slavic language replaced the Greek in liturgical language.^[4]

With the

Ecumenical Patriarch. In 1346, it was raised to the rank of Patriarchate. During the late Middle Ages and Early Modern period, Serbian Patriarchate of Peć

Fifteen eparchies (dioceses) of the Serbian Orthodox Church cover the territory of Serbia:

Eparchies of the Serbian Orthodox Church, in its primatial canonical territory, including Serbia
Remains of the city Justiniana Prima, seat of the Archbishopric of Justiniana Prima, near modern city of Lebane in Serbia
Church of Saints Peter and Paul, the oldest known medieval church building of Serbia
Studenica Monastery, established in the 12th century
Jurisdiction of the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć in 16th and 17th century
Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox church buildings

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Ćorović, Vladimir (1941). "Iсторија српског народа (Istorija srpskog naroda)". Internet, 2001) (in Serbian). Пројекат Растко: Библиотека српске културе; Projekat Rastko: Biblioteka srpske kulture.
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