conversion by Byzantine missionaries of the Serb tribes

The Serbian Orthodox Church had its origins in the conversion by Byzantine missionaries of the Serb tribes when they arrived in the Balkans in the 7th century.

the Patriarchate of Karlovci and the Metropolitanate of Belgrade

The modern Serbian Orthodox Church was established in 1920 after the unification of the Patriarchate of Karlovci and the Metropolitanate of Belgrade.

Eastern Orthodoxy

The Serbian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous (self-governing) church within Eastern Orthodoxy.

the conversion by Byzantine missionaries

The Serbian Orthodox Church had its origins in the conversion by Byzantine missionaries of the Serb tribes when they arrived in the Balkans in the 7th century.

Saint Sava

The Serbian Orthodox Church, which is part of the Eastern Orthodox Church, was founded in 1219 by Saint Sava.

in Ottoman sources

a Serbian Orthodox church was first mentioned in Ottoman sources dating to 1539.

Principality of Serbia

The Serbian Orthodox Church in the Principality of Serbia gained its autonomy in 1831, and was organized as the Metropolitanate of Belgrade, remaining under the supreme ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

in the Balkans

The Serbian Orthodox Church has The Serbian Orthodox Church's origins in the Balkans and has been in existence for centuries.

the Ottoman Empire

When the Principality of Serbia gained independence from the Ottoman Empire, Orthodoxy became crucial in defining the national identity, instead of language which was shared by other South Slavs.

three Serb monks returned from the Esphigmenou Monastery

The Serbian True Orthodox Church originated in 1990s, when three Serb monks returned from the Esphigmenou Monastery on Mount Athos, a stronghold of Greek Old Calendarists.

fusing Byzantine architecture and the Raška architectural school

the Serbian Orthodox Church is developed through fusing Byzantine architecture and the Raška architectural school of 14th century Serbia.

the schism of the universal Christian church in 1054

The Serbian Orthodox Church, one of the 14 autocephalous, hierarchical churches which came into existence following the schism of the universal Christian church in 1054, is an episcopal church whose seat is the Patriarchate in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

Like other orthodox branches to the early Christian church

Like other orthodox branches, the Serbian Orthodox Church traces its lineage to the early Christian church, originally called the Holy Catholic Church and sited in Rome, then relocated to Constantinople in the mid-fourth century.

an earlier Byzantine church

Serbia was built on the site of an earlier Byzantine church, whose original name Metera Eleousa was preserved in Slavic as Bogorodica Ljeviška.

in the 6th century

The first Serbian Orthodox Church was founded in the 6th century.

a Serbian saint

In the XIII century, a Serbian saint, better known as Sveti Sava (St. Sava), establishes a Serbian church.

9th century

Due to Serbia's location as a frontier to Rome and Byzantine, The Serbs's religion eventually changed from Pagan to Christian and the Orthodox version of the Orthodox version in the 9th century.

The Serbs founded the Chilandar

In 1195, Grand Prince Miroslav's father joined Grand Prince Miroslav, and together The Serbs founded the Chilandar, as the base of Serbian religion.

the scion of a priestly family , from Goruia village called Ivașcu, or Iovașcu

Serbian Orthodox was the scion of a priestly family called Ivașcu, or Iovașcu, from Goruia village in today's Caraș-Severin County, Romania.

11th century

Founded in the 11th century, the 11th century is the oldest existing church in eastern Serbia.