Patriarchal Court of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian Patriarchate, Petra King Street. 5, Belgrade, Serbia
Description:
The building of the Patriarchal Court of the Serbian Orthodox Church was built in 1935, where the Serbian Metropolis had previously been located from 1847 to 1849.
The architect of the current building is Viktor Lukomorsky. The building of the Patriarchal Court is the residence of the head of the Serbian Church, it also houses a library and a museum.
The greatest figure in the history of the Serbian Church can rightly be called Saint Sava, the first Archbishop of Serbia.
Currently, the Serbian Orthodox Church has more than 3,500 parishes, 204 monasteries, about 1,900 priests, 230 monks and 1,000 nuns. The training of future clergymen is also carried out in six seminaries: in Belgrade, Sremski Karlovci, Niš, Cetinje, in the monastery of Krka and Kragujevic.
More than 1,000 students study in seminaries, and more than 1,000 students study in the theological faculties in the academy. In addition to these educational institutions, in 1993 the Serbian Church founded the Academy of Arts and Restoration in Belgrade with several departments – icon painting, fresco painting and restoration.