Zica Monastery

Description

Zica is an early 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery near Kraljevo, Serbia. The monastery, together with the Church of the Holy Dormition, was built by the first King of Serbia, Stefan the First-Crowned and the first Head of the Serbian Church, Saint Sava. Zica was by tradition the coronation church of the Serbian kings, although a king could be crowned in any Serbian church, he was never considered a true king until he was anointed in Zica. Zica was declared a Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Serbia. In 2008, it celebrated 800 years of existence.