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Visoki Dečani

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Visoki Dečani Високи Дечани Visoki Dečani church Location of Visoki Dečani within Kosovo Monastery information Order Serbian Orthodox Established 1327–35 Diocese Eparchy of Raška and Prizren People Founder(s) King Stefan Dečanski Important associated figures Stefan Dečanski, Stefan Dušan Architecture Style Serbo-Byzantine style Site Location Dečani, Kosovo [a] 661 m (2,168.6 ft) Coordinates 42°32′48.9984″N 20°15′57.999″E  /  42.546944000°N 20.26611083°E  / 42.546944000; 20.26611083 Coordinates: 42°32′48.9984″N 20°15′57.999″E  /  42.546944000°N 20.26611083°E  / 42.546944000; 20.26611083 Public access yes Website https://www.decani.org UNESCO World Heritage Site Official name Medieval Monuments in Kosovo Type Cultural Criteria ii, iii, iv Designated 2004 (28th session) Reference no. 724 State Party Serbia Region Europe and North America Cultural Heritage of Serbia Official name

Great Lent

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Orthodox church in the Czech Republic vested in lenten colors. Part of a series on the Eastern Orthodox Church Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator, Hagia Sophia Overview Structure Theology (History of theology) Liturgy Church history Holy Mysteries View of salvation View of Mary View of icons Background Crucifixion / Resurrection / Ascension of Jesus Christianity Christian Church Apostolic succession Four Marks of the Church Orthodoxy Organization Autocephaly Patriarchate Ecumenical Patriarch Episcopal polity Clergy Bishops Priests Deacons Monasticism Degrees of monasticism Autocephalous jurisdictions Constantinople Alexandria Antioch Jerusalem Russia Serbia Romania Bulgaria Georgia Cyprus Greece Poland Albania Czech lands and Slovakia Partially recognized autocephaly: America Ukraine Noncanonical jurisdictions Old Believers True Orthodoxy Catacomb Church Old Calendarists