Zica Travel Guide

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 GyuriFT Says:  Žiča (which means cord or thread) was constructed between 1206 and 1217 and is closely associated with St. Sava and his brother, Stefan the First-Crowned. Interesting fact:Russian monasteries do not have own typikon ("ustav", http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typikon). The... 

 Aurorae Says:  This gate is leading from the monastery backyard to the dormitory complex. I assume that nuns and priests have separate dormitories, but this monastery is both male and female. 

 Aurorae Says:  This is administrative building of the monastery complex, with offices of priests, library, and all those "business" and "study" alike features. Believe it or not, but priests even have mobile phones, digital photo cameras and Internet! Some modern world this is... 

 Aurorae Says:  This is the view of the monastery church from the back yard. Behind it there are beautiful gardens, and a lovely yard cultivated by nuns and priests. The red colour of the monastery is said to be the symbol of the blood that has been shed so many times on these areas. 

 Aurorae Says:  This is the image in front of the altar. Every church has a huge lustre hanging from the ceiling, attached to the dome, with the candles arranged all over it, in spite of the modern age electricity enlightement.The altar is painted in old frescoes as well. 

 Aurorae Says:  Every church has the main entrance, and the entrance inside the church, dividing the entrance "corridor" from the main church hall. his is that entrance. It's decorated with ancient frescoes and originally painted. 

 Aurorae Says:  Maglić is the medieval Serbian fortress, built on the hill above the Ibar river canyon, and its purpose was to have an overview of the area and thus protect the monasteries Žiča and Studenica that are nearby, from the potential attackers. It is located 16 km south... 

 Aurorae Says:  It's a real miracle that all those frescoes managed to survive after all this time, and especially numerous destructions. he authors of some frescoes were paintors from Constantinople and they announce the monumental style of the 13th century. The most important frescoes... 

 Aurorae Says:  Since Žiča became the center of the Serbian Orthodox church, Sveti Sava stazed living there for a while and from there he monitored the development of the country and supported his brother Stefan Prvovenčani, whom he coronated there in 1221 AD as the first Serbian... 

 Aurorae Says:  When built, church was intended to serve the purpose of coronation of Serbian kings, and to be the place of oaths for archiepiskopes (one of Orthodox priest levels). The place was not determined randomly, but it was carefully chosen to be right on the half way between Rome... 

 Aurorae Says:  The history of the monastery begins in the very beginning of 13th century, when Sveti Sava, the son of the first Serbian emperor Stefan Nemanja, returns from Greece, holy mountain Athos, where he served as a priest. He found his brothers Vukan and Stefan Prvovenčani... 

 Aurorae Says:  Thorughtout 8 centuries of its existance, monastery was a target of various destructions, most of them by Turks of course, who were the conquerors who occupied Serbia for about 500 years! However, the biggest destruction Žiča sufferred from the German bombing in the...