ChurchSS 0055
Serbian Church in Ráckeve
Ráckeve, Csepel Island · Hungary
The Church of the Dormition of the Virgin on Csepel Island in the Danube, the oldest surviving Serbian monument in Hungary. It was rebuilt in 1487, in the time of King Matthias Corvinus, when Serbs fleeing the Ottomans were settling in Hungary; its wall paintings date from the 18th century. The name of the town, Ráckeve — “Serbian Keve” — recalls its Serbian origin.
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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