Orthodox churches, monasteryes & fresco's - Max 4 photos per post

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Pleace more pics of Eastern Christianity churches & monasteryes & her beautiful fresco's. Orthodox believer are the oldest Christians worldwide with very old and nice monasteryes and churches.



Serbian-Orthodox Monastery Visoki Dečani (UNESCO) near small town Dečani, Serbia

Built by Serbian King Stefan Uroš Dečanski III ( 1285 – 11 Nov 1331 ), father of Serbian Emperor Uroš IV Dušan. This monastery is the largest house of god in medieval south-eastern Europe (Balkan's).


by Pejovic


Remains of King Stefan Uroš Dečanski III



Fresco Stefan Uroš Dečanski III

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14th cent. fresco, Monastery Visoki Dečani (UNESCO WH)


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Serbian-Orthodox Petrova church (UNESCO WH), Serbia

Built (9th cent) in Novi Pazar first capital city of Serbia. This is the oldest house of god in Serbia and one of oldest of Balkan.


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by N.Glisic

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Very old fresco of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul (Former Constantinople) - UNESCO WH

Hagia Sophia built in 5th century.


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Serbian-Orthodox Monastery Ostrog, Montenegro

Ostrog built in 17th cent. 900 m above sea level in the rock. It is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Montenegro and one of holiest Serbian monasteryes.


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Georgian-Orthodox Sameba (Trinity) Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia


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Bell tower
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Russian-Orthodox Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow, Russia


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Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem, Israel

Originally built by the mother of Eastern Emperor Constantine in 330 A.D., the Church of the Resurrection commemorates the hill of crucifixion and the tomb of Christ's burial. The Church also called the Church of the Holy Sepulchre by Western Christians.





The Edicule of the Resurrection church (Tomb of Christ)

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The Holy Prison, Church of the Resurrection


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Serbian-Orthodox Monastery Hilandar (UNESCO WH) on Holy Mount Athos, Macedonia, Greece

Built 1196 by Serbian ruler Stefan Nemanja and his son St.Sava founder of Serbian-Orthodox Church.


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The Karyes Typicon with the authentic signature of Saint Sava from 1199 - one of the oldest Serbian documents in the monastery of Hilandar (Holy mount Athos)


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Bogorodica Trojeručica (Serbian Cyrillic: Богородица Тројеручица, Greek: Παναγία Τριχερούσα, Panayia Tricherousa, English: Three-handed Theotokos) or simply Trojeručica (Three-handed) is a famous wonderworking icon in the Serb Orthodox monastery of Hilandar on Mount Athos, Greece. It depicts Theotokos (Virgin Mary) holding young Jesus. It is the most important icon of the Serbian Orthodox Church. On the back of the icon is the painting of St Nicholas.


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Greek-Orthodox Konstamonitou monastery (UNESCO WH) on Holy Mount Athos, Macedonia, Greece

Konstamonitou monastery (Greek: Μονή Κωνσταμονίτου) is an Orthodox Christian monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. It stands on the south-eastern side of the Athos peninsula. The monastery ranks twentieth in the hierarchy of the athonite monasteries.

The monastery was founded in 11th century. It is dedicated to Saint Stephen.

The monastery has about working 20 monks.

The monastery library holds 110 manuscripts and approximately 5,000 printed books.


by hadjiivan

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Greek-Orthodox Esphigmenou monastery (UNESCO WH) on Holy Mount Athos, Macedonia, Greece

Esphigmenou monastery (Greek: Μονή Εσφιγμένου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece, dedicated to the Ascension of Christ. It is built next to the sea at the northern part of the Athonite peninsula. Located near the Hilandar monastery, it is the northernmost of all Athonite monasteries. The current monastery dates back to the 10th century AD, while tradition holds that the site had been used as a monastery since as early as the 5th century. Esphigmenou ranks eighteenth in the hierarchy of the Athonite monasteries and has since the 1970s been a source of controversy due to conflict with the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. It currently holds a brotherhood of approximately 115 monks, which makes Esphigmenou the most populous monastery in Athos.


by hadjiivan


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Romanian-Orthodox Monastery Cozia, Romania

Built in 14th cent.


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Bulgarian-Orthodox Neveski Church in Sofia, Bulgaria


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Albanian-Orthodox Church of Berat, Albania

Built in 13th century.




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Sava Temple in Belgrade, Serbia

St Sava Church is the largest Orthodox house of god in the world.


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[Kulla]

Is there really a need for a thread like this ?? I mean whats next seperate threads for every religion there is ?? You basically are just copying the pics posted at the countries threads, and reposting them here.

[tbilisky]

place where Christ's plural clothes is buried.

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Originally Posted by tbilisky

place where Christ's plural clothes is buried.

WoW

Where is this,.. city/country?

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Greek-Orthodox Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea in Athens, Greece

Built in 11th century, it is one of oldest churches in Athens.


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Ethiopian Orthodox Church of Saint George (UNESCO WH) in Lalibela, Ethiopia

St. George Church, carved from solid rock in the shape of a cross. Built in 12th cent.



Bete Giyorgis from above, one of the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela


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