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Church of the Virgin Hodegetria, Mušutište






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Coordinates: 42°1655N 20°5338E / 42.28194°N 20.89389°E / 42.28194; 20.89389
 

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Church of the Virgin Hodegetria
Црква Св. Богородице Одигитрије
Kisha e Virgjëreshës së Shenjtë në Hodegetri
Church of Virgin Hodegetria before destruction
Religion
AffiliationSerbian Orthodox
Location
LocationMušutište, Kosovo
Architecture
FounderJovan Dragoslav
Completed1315
Demolished1999

Cultural Heritage of Serbia

Official name: Crkva Sv. Bogorodice Odigitrije
TypeCultural monument of Exceptional Importance
Designated27 November 1948
Reference no.SK 1414

The Church of the Virgin Hodegetria (Serbian: Црква Богородице Одигитриjе, romanizedCrkva Bogorodice Odigitrije; Albanian: Kisha e Virgjëreshës së Shenjtë në Hodegetri) was a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church in Mušutište, near Suva Reka, Kosovo,. The church was destroyed by Kosovar Albanian forces during the destruction of the Serbian part of Mušutište, after the end of the Kosovo war in 1999.[1]

History[edit]

The church was built as an endowment by Serbian nobleman Jovan Dragoslav in 1315. The inscription at the entrance of the church was considered one of the oldest and most accomplished Serbian epigraphic texts of its kind. It was an inscribed-cross church with a semi-dome and a semi-round apse. The wall was built of alternating rows of bricks and stone cubes. The frescoes of the Mušutište School, related to the style of the Palaiologos era, were painted between 1316 and 1320 and were famed for their plasticity and the saints' typology were known as the best examples of Serbian art.[2]

In the altar area there was a unique portrait of St Clement of Ohrid. In the north-western corner of the naos there were figures of holy women, the warrior saints Theodore Tyro and Theodore Stratelates, angels, and St Panteleimon. Two throne icons of Christ and The Holy Virgin dated back to the year 1603.[2]

Protection[edit]

The church was designed a monument of culture on 27 November 1948. It was inscribed in the list of the Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990 upon the decision of the Assembly of Serbia.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "In pictures: Kosovo's devastated churches". BBC News. 2001-12-18. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  • ^ a b c "Црква Св. Богородице Одигитрије". Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  • Sources[edit]

    42°16′55N 20°53′38E / 42.28194°N 20.89389°E / 42.28194; 20.89389


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