Open AccessEpiscopal towns of medieval Serbia
Author(s) -
Jovanka Kalić
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
zbornik radova vizantološkog instituta/zbornik radova vizantološkog instituta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-0917
pISSN - 0584-9888
DOI - 10.2298/zrvi1350433k
Subject(s) - serbian , byzantine architecture , capital (architecture) , state (computer science) , period (music) , middle ages , ancient history , medieval history , history , classics , capital city , art , geography , philosophy , aesthetics , linguistics , algorithm , computer science , economic geography
This paper is part of a study devoted to the role of the so-called old bishoprics in the medieval history of Serbia. Most of the towns functioning as epsicopal sees grew on early Christian sites and traditions, and were renovated in the Byzantine period. The goal of the research, focused on two towns, Ras and Niš, with the findings cross-checked against Prizren and Belgrade, is to examine the attitude of the Serbian rulers towards the pre-existing ecclesiastical organization. The research also addresses the issue of the capital city of the medieval Serbian state