{"id":210043,"date":"2026-05-15T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=210043"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T08:47:31","slug":"a-feat-that-melts-hearts-four-friends-on-bicycles-traveled-500-kilometers-to-hilandar-to-consecrate-an-icon-for-children-with-developmental-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/a-feat-that-melts-hearts-four-friends-on-bicycles-traveled-500-kilometers-to-hilandar-to-consecrate-an-icon-for-children-with-developmental-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"A FEAT THAT MELTS HEARTS: Four friends on bicycles traveled 500 kilometers to Hilandar to consecrate an icon for children with developmental disabilities!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>A hand-crafted icon of Saint Sava, which will be donated to the Veternik Home for Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities, has arrived at the Hilandar Monastery. Following a four-day journey on bicycles, the icon was brought by four friends so that, prior to the donation, it could be consecrated in one of the most significant Serbian Orthodox monasteries.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foursome, consisting of Predrag Bubalo, his brother Vladimir Bubalo, and their friends Du\u0161an \u017divi\u0107 and Marko Radosavljevi\u0107, began their challenging but humane journey on Sunday, May 10th, from Leskovac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" src=\"http:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/DIPTIH-TRIPTIH-Serbian-Times-8-8-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/DIPTIH-TRIPTIH-Serbian-Times-8-8-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/DIPTIH-TRIPTIH-Serbian-Times-8-8-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/DIPTIH-TRIPTIH-Serbian-Times-8-8-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/DIPTIH-TRIPTIH-Serbian-Times-8-8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On their way through three countries to the Hilandar monastery, they stopped, among other places, at the Prohor P\u010dinjski monastery near Vranje, where they attended a liturgy. Just before reaching their destination, they also visited the Kakovo Monastery \u2014 a metochion of the Hilandar monastery, an unavoidable stop for all those traveling to Mount Athos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a journey on bicycles of about 500 kilometers, they crossed the final part of the path by ferry, as no other way to reach the Hilandar Monastery exists. Before that, they left behind the bicycles, which they had acquired specially for the trip due to the specific requirements and length of the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info-en wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info-en\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iZrHprw768\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/we-were-all-wrong-former-american-ambassador-admitted-that-the-nato-bombing-of-serbia-was-a-bad-outcome-based-on-false-assessments\/\">&#8220;WE WERE ALL WRONG&#8221;: Former American ambassador admitted that the NATO bombing of Serbia was a bad outcome based on false assessments!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;&#8220;WE WERE ALL WRONG&#8221;: Former American ambassador admitted that the NATO bombing of Serbia was a bad outcome based on false assessments!&#8221; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info EN\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/we-were-all-wrong-former-american-ambassador-admitted-that-the-nato-bombing-of-serbia-was-a-bad-outcome-based-on-false-assessments\/embed\/#?secret=li9cKCbfwL#?secret=iZrHprw768\" data-secret=\"iZrHprw768\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The large icon of Saint Sava, which will be handed over to the Veternik Home upon the return of the four friends, has religious as well as artistic significance because it is a handmade piece, created by casting metal and hand-working on wood, enriched with 24-karat gold and 925 silver in the IHTIS workshop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, a similar icon, the icon of Jesus Pantocrator, was gifted to the Tir\u0161ova University Children&#8217;s Hospital in Belgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/karadzic-requests-transfer-to-the-hague-prison-defense-claims-that-in-britain-he-is-being-denied-health-care-and-his-basic-rights-are-being-violated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">KARAD\u017dI\u0106 REQUESTS TRANSFER TO THE HAGUE PRISON: Defense claims that in Britain he is being denied health care and his basic rights are being violated!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/vasa-micic-before-the-fiba-court-former-agent-is-suing-the-serbian-playmaker-over-the-transfer-from-the-nba-to-hapoel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">VASA MICI\u0106 BEFORE THE FIBA COURT: Former agent is suing the Serbian playmaker over the transfer from the NBA to Hapoel!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/an-unnecessary-blow-to-interstate-relations-ministries-of-foreign-affairs-of-serbia-and-montenegro-went-to-war-over-vucics-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">\u201cAN UNNECESSARY BLOW TO INTERSTATE RELATIONS\u201d: Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro went to war over Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s statement!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbian-caucus-in-the-us-congress-received-reinforcements-here-are-the-two-new-members-who-will-represent-the-interests-of-serbia-in-the-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>SERBIAN CAUCUS IN THE US CONGRESS RECEIVED REINFORCEMENTS: Here are the two new members who will represent the interests of Serbia in the USA!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/serbia-has-a-european-taekwondo-champion-stefan-won-gold-in-munich\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SERBIA HAS A EUROPEAN TAEKWONDO CHAMPION: Stefan won gold in Munich!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><strong>Source<\/strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blic.rs\/slobodno-vreme\/iz-leskovca-biciklima-krenuli-put-hilandara-sa-sobom-imaju-jedinstvenu-ikonu-foto\/l0ws4k1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Blic<\/a>, <strong>Photo:<\/strong> Privatna arhiva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hand-crafted icon of Saint Sava, which will be donated to the Veternik Home for Children and Youth with Developmental Disabilities, has arrived at the Hilandar Monastery. Following a four-day journey on bicycles, the icon was brought by four friends so that, prior to the donation, it could be consecrated in one of the most [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2169,"featured_media":210045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[5968,12687,5247,7289,113,12644,5971],"class_list":["post-210043","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-serbia","tag-bicikl","tag-deca-ometena-u-razvoju","tag-hilandar","tag-ikona","tag-srbija","tag-veternik","tag-voznja-bicikla","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Serbiantimes.info EN","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210043","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210043"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210043\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":210106,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210043\/revisions\/210106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210043"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210043"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210043"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}