Patriarch Irinej travels to Kosovo
Serbian Orthodox Church Patriarch Irinej will today be visiting the Patriarchy of Pec in the west of Kosovo. Patriarch Irinej and the Serbian government ministers will visit the priests and monks of the Pec Patriarchy, Tanjug reported.
(KosovoCompromise Staff) Friday, June 18, 2010
This will be the first visit of the new patriarch to Pec since his entronement at the Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Belgrade on January 24. Irinej is to have a ceremonial enthronement in Pec as well in October this year.
The patriarchy has been the seat of Serbian patriarchs for centuries.
It was built in the 13th and 14th centuries as represents one of the most important monuments of Serb heritage. Since 2006, it has been placed under protection of UNESCO.
Since the end of the 1999 war in Kosovo, the patriarchate complex is guarded by KFOR's Italian troops.
