{"id":164547,"date":"2025-02-13T12:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=164547"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:09:19","slug":"one-of-the-oldest-shrines-in-serbia-stefan-nemanja-met-barbarossa-here-during-the-crusades-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/one-of-the-oldest-shrines-in-serbia-stefan-nemanja-met-barbarossa-here-during-the-crusades-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"ONE OF THE OLDEST SHRINES IN SERBIA: Stefan Nemanja met Barbarossa here during the Crusades! (PHOTO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the elevation known as Metoh, overlooking the tucked-away, hilly village of Gornji Matejevac near Ni\u0161, stands the Latin Church \u2014 one of the oldest Byzantine churches in Serbia, serving as a silent witness to the city\u2019s past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Built during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Basil II, by order of a local dignitary during the restoration of Byzantine rule in the region, the church holds significant historical importance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was named the “Latin” Church after the Latin merchants from Dubrovnik who passed through and used it for over two centuries. Among locals, it is also known as the “Great Church” and, by older residents, as the Church of the Holy Trinity of the Rusalii, or, as early researchers recorded, the Holy Virgin of the Rusalii. The term “Rusalii” in both names indicates the church\u2019s remarkable antiquity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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