Patriarch Irinej visiting Kosovo Pomoravlje

The Serbian Patriarch visited the Serbs in Kosovo Pomoravlje on 15 April 2019.

It was the first visit of the Serbian Patriarch to Kosovo Pomoravlje in the recent history. After the visit to the Serbian enclave settlement in Strbac, His Holiness Patriarch visited village Stanishor near Gnjilane, where he was welcomed by several hundreds of faithful in front of the Music school Stevan Hristic.

In honour of His Holiness pupils and professors gave a concert during which young music talents presented themselves who have been winning numerous awards at school competitions throughout Serbia for many years.

After Stanishor, Patriarch Irinej, accompanied by Bishop Teodosije, clergy and monks of the Diocese of Raska-Prizren, went to the Draganac Monastery, where he was welcomed by more than three hundred believers despite the heavy showers.
Later Patriarch Irinej visited a church in Bostan located nearby an ancient city of Novo Brdo. In front of the church the Primate of the Serbian Church was welcomed by a hundred of faithful from that area.

After the church, His Holiness visited to the church-people’s kitchen of the Diocese of Raska-PrizrenMother of the Nine Yugovichs in Prekovac, where His Holiness, besides Bishop Teodosije and the manager Svetlana Stevic, was welcomed by a lot of people. From Prekovac the Patriarch went to the Gracanica Monastery.