Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade (Crypt and Dome Mosaic)
The Church of Saint Sava (Serbian: Храм светог Саве/Hram svetog Save) is a Serbian Orthodox church located on the Vračar plateau in Belgrade. It is one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world and ranks among the largest church buildings in the world.
The basement contains a crypt, the treasury of Saint Sava, and the grave church of Saint Lazar the Hieromartyr.
The central dome mosaic depicts the Ascension of Jesus and represents Resurrected Christ, sitting on a rainbow and right hand raised in blessing, surrounded by four angels, Apostles and Theotokos. The total painted area of the dome is 1,230 m2 (13,200 sq ft), it is one of the largest curved area decorated with the mosaic technique.
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World's Largest Mosaic finished in Belgrade's Main Orthodox Cathedral's Dome
Belgrade and Moscow Orthodox Patriarchates together with the Serbian and Russian governments, and many donors have completed giant mosaic (1242m2) on the Dome of St. Sava's Cathedral in Belgrade. The Altar will be decorated by the end of year 2019 when Belgrade Patriarchate will celebrate it's 800th anniversary. The entire Church should be decorated with mosaic by the year of 2022. It will be the largest mosaic in the world, depicting the Life of Lord Jesus Christ and His Saints.
Inside St.Savas cathedral - Belgrade, Serbia
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Cathedral of Saint Sava - Belgrade, Serbia
Cathedral of Saint Sava - Belgrade, Serbia
Cathedral of Saint Sava ( Храм Светог Саве ), Belgrade , Serbia
The Cathedral of Saint Sava (Serbian: Храм Светог Саве or Hram Svetog Save)
One of the largest Orthodox churches currently in use.It is the largest in the Balkans and perhaps the world. The church is dedicated to Saint Sava, founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church and an important figure in medieval Serbia. It is built on the Vračar plateau, on the location where his remains are thought to have been burned in 1595 by the Ottoman Empire's Sinan Pasha. From its location, it dominates Belgrade's cityscape, and is perhaps the most monumental building in the city. The building of the church structure is being financed exclusively by donations. The parish home is nearby, as will be the planned patriarchal building.
The dome is 70m high, while the main gold plated cross is another 12 m high, witch is giving a total of 82 m to the Cathedral of Saint Sava. The peak is 134 m (439.6 ft) above the sea level (64 m [210 ft] above the Sava river); therefore the church holds a dominant position in Belgrade's cityscape and is visible from all approaches to the city.
The church is 91 m (298.5 ft) long from east to west, and 81 m (265.7 ft) from north to south. It is 70 m (229.65 ft) tall, with the main gold-plated cross extending for 12 more meters (39.4 ft). Its domes have 18 more gold-plated crosses of various sizes, while the bell towers have 49 bells.
It has a surface area of 3,500 square metres on the ground floor, with three galleries of 1,500 m2 on the first level, and a 120 m2 gallery on the second level. The Cathedral can receive 10,000 faithful at any one time. The choir gallery seats 800 singers.
The basement contains a crypt, the treasury of Saint Sava, and the grave church of Saint Lazar the Hero martyr, with a total surface of 1.800 m2.
The facade is in white marble and granite and, when finished, the inner decorations will be of mosaics. The central dome will contain a mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. To give a sense of the monumental scale, the eyes will each be about 3 meters wide.
Serbia: Belgrade celebrates Orthodox New Year with fireworks at St. Sava Cathedral
Thousands of people gathered in front of the St. Sava Cathedral in Belgrade, Wednesday, to celebrate the Orthodox Christian New Year, which is celebrated according to the Julian calendar.
Following the Julian calendar, Serbian Orthodox Christians celebrate the New Year 13 days later than those following the Gregorian calendar.
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Patriarchs of Moscow and Belgrade celebrate Grand Catholic Orthodox Divine Liturgy
His Holiness Orthodox Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Cyril and His Holiness Orthodox Metropolitan of Belgrade Serbian Patriarch Irenaeus together with many bishops have celebrated Divine Liturgy at the Feast of Slavic Apostles St. Cyril and St. Methodius in the Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
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Serbia: Putin, Vucic witness mosaic completion ceremony in Church of St. Sava
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Alexander Vucic took part in the completion ceremony of the mosaic image in Serbian Orthodox temple of St. Sava in Belgrade on Thursday.
The presidents inserted the missing mosaic elements into the icon of Jesus Christ.
The heads of the two countries added small pieces of the mosaic into the tricolour nimbus, symbolizing the commonwealth of Russia and Serbia.
The man behind the restoration project, an artist of the Russian Federation Nikolai Mukhin jokingly invited Putin to become a member of the mosaic brigade. In response, the president asked when the next salary was going to be, but, laughing, stressed that such things would always be done disinterestedly.
The artists of the project asked the presidents to leave autographs on the sketch of the image of the Saviour.
Arriving at the temple, Putin and Vucic also set candles to one of the icons, and then went to inspect its decoration.
Upon leaving the Orthodox temple, the President of Russia took a microphone and said to thousands of people standing in the square near the temple - Thank you for your friendship.
The Church of Saint Sava is one of the largest Orthodox cathedrals in the world. At the moment, it creates a mosaic that will become the largest in the world by area. About 125 thousand people gathered in the square near the church.
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Touring the crypt in the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbia (360 video)
Masterfully painted crypt under the as-yet-unfinished main cathedral.
Saint Sava Church - Belgrade - Serbia
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St. Sava's Cathedral in Belgrade, Serbia
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Putin in Serbia: Special State Visit to the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade and Pledge of Support!
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Moscow will fund the reconstruction of the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade. Over $5 million will be allocated for it. Vladimir Putin announced this while visiting the cathedral. Serbs consider this temple to be their national shrine. Its construction began over a century ago but was suspended because of the wars. Now, restoration works are being conducted there. They plan to complete them this autumn to mark the 800th anniversary of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Russians help decorate the church.
Saint Sava's Serbian Orthodox Church
Three hundred years after the burning of Saint Sava's remains, in 1895, the Society for the Construction of the Cathedral of Saint Sava on Vračar was founded in Belgrade. Its goal was to build a cathedral on the place of the burning. A small church was built at the future place of the Cathedral, and it was later moved so the construction of the Cathedral could begin. In 1905, a public contest was launched to design the church; all five applications received were rejected as not being good enough.
Soon, the breakout of the First Balkan War in 1912, and subsequent Second Balkan War and First World War stopped all activities on the construction of the church. After the war, in 1919, the Society was established again. New appeals for designs were made in 1926; this time, it received 22 submissions. Though the first and third prize were not awarded, the second-place project, made by architect Aleksandar Deroko, was chosen for the building of the Cathedral.
Forty years after the initial idea, construction of the church began in May 10, 1935, 340 years after the burning of Saint Sava's remains. The cornerstone was laid by bishop Gavrilo Dozic-Medenica (the future Serbian Patriarch Gavrilo V).
The project was designed by Aleksandar Deroko and Bogdan Nestorovic, aided by civil engineer Vojislav Zadjina.
The work lasted until Second World War Axis occupation of Yugoslavia in 1941. The church's foundation had been completed, and the walls erected to the height of 7 and 11 metres. After the 1941 bombing of Belgrade, work ceased altogether.
The occupying German army used the unfinished church as a parking lot, while in 1944 the partisans and the Red Army used it with the same purpose. Later, it was used for storage by various companies. The Society for Building of the Cathedral ceased to exist and has not been revived.
In 1958, Patriarch Germanius renewed the idea of building the church. After 88 requests for continuation of the building—and as many refusals, permission for finishing the building was granted in 1984, and Branko Pešić was chosen as new architect of the church. He remade the original projects to make better use of new materials and building techniques.
Construction of the building began again on August 12, 1985. The walls were erected to full height of 40 metres.
The greatest achievement of the construction process was lifting of the 4,000 ton central dome, which was built on the ground, together with the copper plate and the cross, and later lifted onto the walls. The lifting, which took forty days, was finished on June 26, 1989.
As of 2004, the church was mostly complete. The bells and windows had been installed, and the facade completed. However, work on the internal decoration of the building still remains largely unfinished.
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Inside the Church of St. Sava Belgrade Serbia (24 Carat Gold Art Work)
My 2nd Day tour in the Southern part of Europe (Serbia), With Private Guide and Transport, I Went to Chruch of St. Sava , One of the Largest Orthodox Church in Europe, Very beautiful church I really liked it. On the Ceiling anything you see in Golden color is real 24 carats of Gold. Amazingly designed church.
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Constantinople, Moscow and Belgrade Patriarchs consecrate Cathedral in Montenegro
His holiness arch-bishop of Constantinople, New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, his holiness Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Cyril I, Belgrade and Serbian Patriarch Irenaeus consecrated newly built Cathedral of Christ's Resurrection in Podgorica, Montenegro, 2013.