Serbian Orthodox Church

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July 20, 2004

PROTOPRESBYTER JEREMIJA STAROVLAH AND HIS SON LEAVE MILITARY MEDICAL ACADEMY

Father Jeremija Starovlah and his son, catechist Aleksandar, left the Military Medical Academy in Belgrade on July 19, 2004 for Vrnjacka Banja, where they will be undergoing rehabilitation therapy, said the assistant to the head of the Medical Department of the Military Medical Academy, Stevan Sikimic. He added that the general condition of the Starovlahs, who were seriously injured by soldiers during a SFOR operation in Pale on April 1, 2004, is good but that they are still in need of rehabilitation.

Source: Glas Javnosti daily, Belgrade, July 20, 2004

THIRD EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY STUDENTS OF THE ACADEMY FOR ARTS AND CONSERVATION

The evening of July 20, 2004, Protopresbyter Dr. Radomir V. Popovic opened an exhibition of works by students of the Academy for Arts and Conservation of the Theological Faculty of the Serbian Orthodox Church at the Stara Kapetanija Art Gallery in Zemun. The exhibition is the third in a series of icon and fresco exhibitions by the students; the first and second exhibitions were held in the Academy Gallery of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Gallery of Frescoes of the National Museum in Belgrade.

DONATION FOR HOLY SHRINES OF KOSOVO

The Association of Tradesmen and Entrepreneurs in Nis and the icon painters of Nis trained under the auspices of this Association have donated 23 icons for the Serbian monasteries in Kosovo and Metohija. “This is our debt to our holy shrines, to the Serbian Orthodox Church, and to our people who are living under exceptionally difficult conditions. We believe that it represents a small contribution to the restoration of faith in the possibility of the survival of the Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija,” said Blagoje Sanisavljevic, an engineer and the secretary general of the Association.

Source: Vecernje Novosti daily, Belgrade, July 20, 2004

RESTORATION OF FRUSKA GORA MONASTERIES AND CHURCHES IN FULL SWING

The restoration of Fruska Gora monasteries and churches, and the building of new churches in urban parts of the Diocese of Srem are going well but there is still work to be done, stated His Grace Bishop Vasilije of Srem. Especially significant is the beginning of the restoration of the monastery of St. Sava in Kuvezdin, which has been waiting for 60 years for the “healing of wounds” from World War II, said the Bishop. He added that the monasteries of Sisatovac, Petkovica, Sipsa, Rekovac, Beocin, Krusedol, Mala Remeta and Velika Remeta are also partially restored and that work is ongoing; however, due to migration and the movement of people in the urban centers, where there is also a need for more churches. Bishop Vasilije emphasized that a large number of monasteries and churches are currently undergoing restoration and that more are being built throughout the Diocese.

Source: Pregled, July 20, 2004

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