Chiesa di Pietro (Petrova crkva) – Novi Pazar Wikipedia The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Serbian: Црква светих апостола Петра и Павла / Crkva svetih apostola Petra i Pavla), commonly known as Church of St. Peter (Црква Светог Петра / Crkva Svetog Petra) or simply Peter’s Church (Петрова црква / Petrova crkva) is a Serbian Orthodox church, the oldest intact church in Serbia and one of the oldest ones in the region, situated on a hill of Ras, the medieval capital of the Serbian Grand Principality (Rascia), near Novi Pazar, Serbia. It is part of the Stari Ras complex, an UNESCO World Heritage Site.[1] It was founded in the 4th century during Roman rule,[citation needed] while additions were made in the 7th and 9th centuries, after which it served as the ecclessiastical seat of the Serbian church, and as the baptismal church and state council site of the Nemanjić dynasty, until the last years of the 12th century. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Paul. Blago website St. Peter’s church is one of the oldest churches on the canonical territory of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is very well known as the earliest spiritual centers in the Ras area where the first Serb state was created under Great Zupan Stephen Nemania in 11th century. It was in this church that Nemania was baptized. Later this first ruler of an organized Serb state become a monk Symeon in Mount Athos where he and his son St. Sava, the first Archbishop of Serbia established the monastery of Hilandar. God glorified Stephen Nemania as a Saint (St. Symeon the Myrrhbearer). His relics remained incorruptible and myrrh-flowing until our days. Video Video della Chiesa di San Pietro dall’alto Foto Foto dei luoghi visitati Immagini da Google
