Serbian Orthodox Church
Kopaonik gets Orthodox church
10. June 2011 - 11:50
His Grace Bishop Hrizostom of Zica, Mr. Nebojsa Skoric, manager of JP Ski Resorts of Serbia with associates, and representatives of the Municipality of Raska held yesterday on June 9, 2011 on Kopaonik the business meeting. On this occasion the location was determined in our most famous mountain tourist resort, not far from Konaci hotel, on which an Orthodox church is going to be built. They agreed to begin all necessary activities to create conditions for making the project documentation and building of the church.
Patriarch Irinej attends Annual Assembly of SASA
9. June 2011 - 13:09
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch attended today the Annual Assembly of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The meeting, which was opened by academician Nikola Hajdin, the president of the SASA, besides the members of this highest national scientific and cultural institution, also was attended by Mr. Dragan Djilas, the Mayor of Belgrade, deans of the Universities in Belgrade and Kragujevac, representatives of the Ministry of Culture of the R. of Serbia, city officials, the Crown Council, Matica Srpska, the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, as well as scientific, educational and cultural institutions with which the Academy cooperates.
Nis - martyropolis and imperial city
9. June 2011 - 10:13
On Friday, June 3, 2011 in a solemn hall of the University of Nis, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch attended an opening of the 10th scientific meeting of byzanthologists Nis and Byzanth on the theme - Nis, martyropolis and imperial city. Welcome speech, on behalf of the organizational committee, was held by Dr Misa Rakocija. Afterwards Serbian Patriarch Irinej blessed the work and the participants of the meeting with an appropriate welcome speech. Also following Patriarch, M.sci Milos Simonovic, mayor of Nis and Dr Miroljub Grozdanovic, dean of the University in Nis welcomed the participants. Academician Dr Renate Pilinger from Vienna solemnly opened the 10th scientific meeting of byzanthologists. After the festive opening Dr Yanis Varalis from Volos presented the Collection of works no.9 with the papers from the last meeting. Then all the present watched a scientific documentary "Christian antique in Nis".
Feast day of Icon of the Theotokos of Pec solemnly celebrated in Monastery of the Patriarchate of Pec
8. June 2011 - 10:28
In the monastery of the Patriarchate of Pec the feast day of the wonderworking icon of Theotokos of Pec was solemnly celebrated. With the blessing of Serbian Patriarch the Divine Liturgy was served by Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren with the concelebration of the head of the church of St. Sava in Belgrade, protopresbyter-staurophor Radivoj Panic and protopresbyter-staurophor Nedeljko Bozic. Besides the sisterhood of the monastery led by heugomene Fevronija in the Divine Liturgy also a group of believers from Belgrade and Pancevo participated.
At the assembly of monastic fraternity a new heugomen of Visoki Decani monastery elected
8. June 2011 - 10:02
Following the solemn celebration of the monastery's Patron Saint's Day of the Ascension of Christ, in the monastery of Visoki Decani an assembly of the monastic fraternity was held in the evening hours, which was presided by Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren.
Solemn celebration of Ascension Day in Visoki Decani monastery
7. June 2011 - 10:59
In Visoki Decani monastery the feast day of the Ascension of the Lord was solemnly celebrated. The Holy Hierarchal Liturgy was served by Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren with the concelebration of ten priests. As before, many believers from Metohija's enclaves as well as pilgrims from many parts of Serbia.
