MonasterySS 0007
Mileševa Monastery
Prijepolje, Zlatibor District · Serbia
Of exceptional importance
The endowment of King Vladislav, to which the relics of Saint Sava were translated in 1237. They rested here until 1594, when Sinan Pasha took them to Belgrade and burnt them on the Vračar plateau. Among its frescoes, the White Angel at Christ’s tomb stands out as one of the best-known images in Serbian art.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IPatronageFounded by Serbian rulers, nobles, the Serbian Church or benefactors.
- IIICreativityThe work of Serbian builders, painters and sculptors or of a school of Serbian art.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
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