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Church of the Virgin of Ljeviš (Bogorodica Ljeviška)

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1. Stone Bridge of Prizren – Sinan Pasha Mosque loop from Lagjja e Terzinjëve

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2. Prizren Fortress – Stone Bridge of Prizren loop from Lakuriq

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3. Prizren Fortress – Stone Bridge of Prizren loop from Bazhderhane

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04:14

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Sebastian

November 20, 2022

Bogorodica Ljeviška (Serbian Cyrillic Богородица Љевишка, Albanian Kisha e Shën Premtës, or Xhamia e Xhumasë) is the Serbian Orthodox central church of Prizren and the cathedral of the Eparchy of Raszien-Prizren.

Founded in the early 14th century by King Stefan Uroš II Milutin, it is the oldest five-domed church in Serbian art. During the Ottoman rule it was rededicated into a mosque. The badly damaged frescoes were discovered in the 1950s. Thanks to the quality of the execution by the Greek painters Michael Astrapes and Eustychios and the architectural importance of the cathedral, it has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Medieval Monuments in Kosovo since 2006. At the same time, the City Cathedral of Prizren was put on the Red List of World Heritage in Danger because of the unclear legal situation in Kosovo and the difficult security situation.

Albanian extremists heavily damaged the church in 2004 during the pogroms in the Serbian province against the Serb residents and Serb cultural assets in Kosovo. Some of the frescoes were destroyed by heat and fire, the entire interior was demolished and parts of the construction were damaged by the fire.

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Johannes

October 16, 2025

Unfortunately, photography is prohibited inside the church. However, images of the interior can be viewed free of charge at Blagofund.org.

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Church of the Virgin of Ljeviš (Bogorodica Ljeviška)

1. Stone Bridge of Prizren – Sinan Pasha Mosque loop from Lagjja e Terzinjëve

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