ChurchSS 0043
Gračanica of Herzegovina
Trebinje, Republika Srpska · Bosnia and Herzegovina
A church on the Crkvina hill above Trebinje, built in 2000 on the model of Gračanica Monastery to fulfil the wish of the poet Jovan Dučić. Dučić wanted to rest in his native Trebinje, in a church like Gračanica; his remains were brought here from the United States.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IIRemembranceCommemorates a person, event or suffering from Serbian history.
- IVCommunityBuilt and cared for by a Serbian community in the region or in the diaspora.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
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