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Hilandar

Hilandar Monastery

Hilandar (Serbian: Хиландар / Hilandar; Greek: Chilandar) is a Serb Orthodox monastery on Mount Athos in Greece. It was founded in 1198 by Saint Sava and his father Emperor Stefan Nemanja (Monk Simeon).

In 2004, there was a fire in the monastery that significantly damaged Hilandar.

External links

*Official web page of the monastery.
*Photos from Hilandar

See also

* Hilandar Research Library, Ohio State University - Collection. It is the largest collection of medieval Slavic manuscripts on microform in the world.



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