Cave Church, Lukovo

Church in Lukovo, Serbia

43°10′21.1″N 21°2′37.4″E / 43.172528°N 21.043722°E / 43.172528; 21.043722LocationLukovoCountry

SerbiaDenominationSerbian OrthodoxyHistoryFounded14th centuryArchitectureArchitectural typecave-church Map

The Church of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Serbian: Црква Светих апостола Петра и Павла), known as the Cave Church (Pećinska crkva), is a Serbian Orthodox cave-church located on eastern slope of Mount Kopaonik near Lukovo, southern Serbia. it was built by the Serbian King Milutin (1282 - 1321) in the 14th century and is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.^[1] It is part of the Monastery of St. Archangel Gabriel (Serbian: manastir Sv. Arhangela Gavrila).^[2]

References

^ Monuments of Culture in Serbia: Church of Sts. Peter and Paul (SANU) (in Serbian and English)
^ "Чувар предања и успомена - Православље - НОВИНЕ СРПСКЕ ПАТРИЈАРШИЈЕ". Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-14.

Serbian Orthodox church buildings

Serbia

Belgrade	Church of Saint Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. George, Banovo Brdo Ružica St. Mark's Church St. Basil of Ostrog Church of the Ascension Rakovica Monastery Chapel of Saint Petka Holy Apostles Peter and Paul St. Alexander Nevsky Holy Virgin (Zemun)
Vojvodina	St. Nicholas (Bačinci) St. George (Banoštor) St. George (Bečej) St. Peter and Paul (Berkasovo) St. Nicholas (Erdevik) St. Elijah (Ilinci) Saint George's Cathedral (Novi Sad) St. Nicholas (Sivac) St. George (Sombor) Epiphany of the Lord (Srbobran) Nativity of the Theotokos (Sremska Kamenica) Sremski Karlovci Orthodox Cathedral (Sremski Karlovci) St. Nicholas (Šid) Dormition of the Theotokos (Titel) Transfer of the relics of the Holy Father Nicholas (Turija) Assumption (Zrenjanin)
Central Serbia	St. Achillius (Arilje) Kađenica (Dljin) Holy Ascension (Krupanj) Lazarica (Kruševac) Odžaklija (Leskovac) Cave Church (Lukovo) St. George (Lukovo) Štava Church (Lukovska Banja) Holy Trinity Cathedral (Niš) Apostles Peter and Paul (Stari Ras) Oplenac (Topola) St. Mark (Užice)
Kosovo* (status)	Nativity of the Theotokos (Obilić) Christ the Saviour (Pristina) Our Lady of Ljeviš (Prizren) St. Elijah (Podujevo) Saint George (Prizren) St. Nicholas (Prizren) Virgin Hodegetria (Mušutište)

Montenegro

Bosnia and
Herzegovina

Republika Srpska	Banja Luka Cathedral (Banja Luka) St. Nikola (Dobrelji) St. Nicholas (Dobrljin) St. Nicholas (Javorani) St. Nicholas (Rijeka) St. Nicholas (Romanovci) St. George (Sopotnica) St. Nicholas (Srđevići) St. Archangel Michael (Veličani)
Federation B&H	Holy Trinity (Mostar) Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Sarajevo) Holy Transfiguration (Sarajevo) Nativity of the Theotokos (Sarajevo)