MonasterySS 0065
St Sava Monastery in Libertyville
Libertyville, Illinois · United States
The first Serbian Orthodox monastery in America, founded in 1923 near Chicago as the spiritual centre of the Serbian diocese in the New World. King Peter II Karađorđević was buried here in 1970; his remains were transferred to Oplenac in 2013.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- 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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