In the north of Mt. Athos, the state of Orthodox monks and self-governed state for over thousand years, lies the Serbian Orthodox Monastery Hilandar. One of the most significant centers of Serbian culture and spirituality was built on the ruins of Greek monastery Helandarion from the 11th by the founder of Serbian medieval dynasty Stefan Nemanja (St. Simeon) and his son Rastko (St. Sava), the founder of autocephalous Serbian Orthodox church.
In order to realize this idea, Sava headed for Constantinople to get the permission of the Byzantine emperor Alexios III Angelos and soon the authority of the Holy Mountain asked the emperor to cede the abandoned Hilandar to Serbian monks. The emperor accepted the proposition and gave the monastery absolute authority and self-governance.
In order to realize this idea, Sava headed for Constantinople to get the permission of the Byzantine emperor Alexios III Angelos and soon the authority of the Holy Mountain asked the emperor to cede the abandoned Hilandar to Serbian monks. The emperor accepted the proposition and gave the monastery absolute authority and self-governance.
There`s a few shots from and around the Hilandar Monastery.
