Saturday 27 February 2010

The Temple of St. Simeon the Myrrh-flowing - Hram Sv. Simeona Mirotočivog

St. Simeon the Myrrh-flowing (Greek: Elaiovrytis;English: He who flows with the Holy Oil)

Stefan Nemanja (Old Church Slavonic: Стѣфань, Serbian: Стефан Немања, pronounced [ˈstɛfaːn ˈnɛmaɲa] ) (1109– 13 February 1199) was a Medieval Serb nobleman, descended from the Vukanović who was Grand Prince (Serbian: Велики Жупан) of the medieval Serb state of Raška(Рашка) from 1166 to 1199. He established control over the territories of neighboring states, including Zeta/Doclea, and unified them into a single state. He founded the Nemanjić dynasty and became recognized as an Orthodox Christian Saint (Symeon) after numerous alleged miracles following his death.

4 comments:

Leif Hagen said...

Very nice photo of the Temple - I wonder what it looks like inside ...

Pat said...

Hi, Paja! This church is not far from me, and I've posted it a couple of times, but never from above!

Igor Ursić Paja said...

Hi Bibi!
So we are definitely neighbors!

This one is from my balcony!

I have heard that they are planning to build three 5 story buildings in front on Proleterske solidarnosti st.!!!!
...will block my view on the Temple

Pat said...

So that's where you are! :) I am on the other side of the highway! The arean dome blocks my view of the temple. We should meet for coffee sometime!