We also attended a midnight Eastern Orthodox Christmas service with our friend Jelena. It was there that we learned Serbs use the traditional festive greeting of “Christ is born, Merry Christmas” and the appropriate response is “Truly, he is born.” While the entire hour and a half service was in Serbian, Brev and I wereContinue reading “Orthodox Midnight Service”
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Church of Saint Sava
The Church of Saint Sava, located in Belgrade, is the largest Orthodox place of worship in the Balkans. It is built on the spot where Saint Sava’s, the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church, relics were burned in 1594. However, you don’t have to be Orthodox to appreciate the beauty of this church. It isContinue reading “Church of Saint Sava”
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