Monastery Of Holy Mother Of God (other)
Monastery of Holy Mother of God may refer to: * Monastery of Holy Mother of God, Kuršumlija, a defunct Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Kuršumlija * Monastery of the Holy Mother of God, Ston, a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Ston See also * Holy Mother of God Cathedral (other) * Holy Mother of God Church (other) Church of the Mother of God, Holy Mother of God Church, Church of the Theotokos, or similar, may refer to: Armenia * Holy Mother of God Church, Vagharshapat * Holy Mother of God Church, Voskepar * Holy Mother of God Church, Yeghvard * Surp As ...

Church Of The Holy Mother Of God, Kuršumlija
The Monastery of the Most Holy Mother of God ( sr-cyr, Манастир пресвете Богородице), also known as Petkovača (Петковача), is a defunct Serbian Orthodox monastery, currently in ruins, built by Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja sometime between 1159 and 1168. The monastery is located on a plateau between the Kosanica and Toplica rivers, and near the entrance of Kuršumlija. History The order in which Stefan Nemanja built the monasteries in Kuršumlija is a subject of debate. According to his son and biographer, Stefan the First-Crowned, the monastery was built between 1159 and 1168, as a result of a meeting with the Byzantine Emperor Manuel Komnenos. It was placed at the site of an early Byzantine basilica, which dated from the time of Justinian's restoration. Others think that the St. Nicolas Church was the first monastery in the series to be built. These monasteries were of a similar construction; they were called "the White Churches" bec ...
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Monastery Of The Holy Mother Of God, Ston
Monastery of the Holy Mother of God in Ston ( sr-cyr, Манастир Свете Богородице Стонске) was a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Ston (present-day Croatia). It was the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Hum between 1219 and the 1250s. The first bishop of the eparchy, seated at the monastery, was Ilarion. Following an earthquake in the 1250s, the episcopal seat was transferred to the Church of Peter and Paul on the Lim river. Serbian Orthodox priests continued to serve in Ston up to 1333, when the region was ceded by mutual agreement to the Republic of Ragusa by Serbian King Stefan Dušan Stefan Uroš IV Dušan ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Урош IV Душан, ), known as Dušan the Mighty ( sr, / ; circa 1308 – 20 December 1355), was the King of Serbia from 8 September 1331 and Tsar (or Emperor) and autocrat of the Serbs, Gre ..., under the condition of religious toleration, imposed upon the Republic. References Bibliography * * * ...
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Holy Mother Of God Cathedral (other)
Holy Mother of God Cathedral may refer to: * Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Harich, a church in a 7th century Armenian monastery located near the village of Harich in the Shirak Province of Armenia * Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Nicosia, an Armenian Apostolic cathedral of the Armenian Diocese of Cyprus, located in the Strovolos district in Nicosia, Cyprus * Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Stepanakert, a church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city of Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic * Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Vagharshapat Church of the Holy Mother of God ( hy, Սուրբ Աստվածածին Եկեղեցի), is a church located in the town of Vagharshapat, Armenia. It was built in 1767, during the reign of Catholicos Simeon I of Yerevan, on the remains of a 16th- ..., a church located in the town of Vagharshapat, Armenia * Holy Mother of God Cathedral, Vilnius, the episcopal see of the Orthodox Christian Metropolitan of Vilnius and all Lithuania See ...
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