bojmen2009.01.25 [01:27]
You all people visiting this web site would probably not believe how much churches and monasteries dating from ~10th century und upwards vere devastated und burried in Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo and other regions under occupation just in last 15 years. Hundreds of them! They destroy even graveyards. Now for some church Albanians on Kosovo have a new plan: they will not bury them (I mean, not bury some of them) but translate them as a part of Albanian culture and history, with the help of UN, UNESCO, EU and other institutions. They will banish the monks, put their people there and say it is an part of Albanian cultural heritage.
Oana2008.02.18 [12:02]
Gracanica and Decani are very dear to me!
Kosovo is historically orthodox and belongs to Serbia!
Milos902008.02.18 [11:59]
+++ KOSOVO JE SRCE SRBIJE +++
bastasic2008.02.18 [10:39]
Monastery Gracanica on Kosovo!
Our responsibility regarding our ancestors is to save and to keep Kosovo in Serbian borders. Our roots and our souls are there. What is our future without this? Each of us, has historical task to act on the various ways to keep our motherhood.
vladimirskaia2008.02.18 [10:32]
very interesting story! Thank you!
perovict2008.02.18 [10:18]
Monastery Gracanica, Queen Simonida
Simonida Nemanjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Симонида Немањић, born Simonis Palaiologina) (1294 - 1340) was a Queen consort of Serbian king Milutin as his wife. She was a daughter of Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos and Eirene of Montferrat.
After signing peace with Serbian king Milutin in 1299, Byzantine Emperor Andronikos II gave him his daughter Simonida. She was to be a guarantee of eternal peace and friendship between two countries. Her beauty was well known, and a fresco of her in Gračanica monastery is one of the most valuable frescos in Serbian art. Unfortunately, the fresco is partly ruined, so that Simonida had no eyes. Simonida died in 1340 as a nun. In Serbian traditions, she was known as figure of purity, and beauty.
Milan Rakić wrote a lyric poem about her named Simonida, and Milutin Bojić wrote a psychological drama called Kraljeva Jesen (Eng. King's autumn) about her. Asteroid 1675 Simonida discovered by Serbian astronomer Milorad B. Protić was named after her.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonida
stevica2008.02.18 [10:18]
Ископаше ти очи лепа слико, Вечери једне на каменој плочи, Знајући да га тад не види нико, Арбанас ти је ножем избо очи. Али дирнути руком није хтео, Ни отмено ти лице, нити уста, Ни златну круну ни краљевски вео, Под којим лежи коса Твоја густа. И сад у Цркви, на каменом стубу, У искићеном мозаик-оделу, Док мирно сносиш, судбу своју грубу, Гледам те тужну, свечану и белу И као звезде угашене које човеку, Ипак шаљу светлост своју, Те човек види сјај, облик и боју, Далеких звезда што већ не постоје Тако на мене, са мрачнога зида, На почађалој и старинској плочи, Сијају сада, тужна Симонидо, Твоје већ давно ископане очи!!! Милан Ракић
vladimirskaia2008.02.18 [10:12]
A desacrated fresco? From what church please?
