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A key part of the Serbian Orthodox religion is the Slava, a celebration of the Clan Patron Saint, placed into the Serb Orthodox religious canon by the first Serb archbishop Saint Sava. Social issues [ edit ]
e. Eastern Orthodoxy is the major Christian denomination in Serbia, with 6,079,396 followers or 85% [ 1][ 2] of the population, followed traditionally by the majority of Serbs, and also Romanians and Vlachs, Montenegrins, Macedonians and Bulgarians living in Serbia. The dominant Eastern Orthodox church in Serbia is the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Religion in Serbia. Serbia has been traditionally a Christian country since the Christianization of Serbs by Clement of Ohrid and Saint Naum in the 9th century. The dominant confession is Eastern Orthodoxy in the fold of Serbian Orthodox Church. During the Ottoman rule of the Balkans, Sunni Islam established itself in the territories of Serbia ...
Confessor Dositej Vasić ( Metropolitan Bishop of Zagreb) – 13 January [ O.S. 31 December] Saint New Martyr Đorđe Kratovac – 24 February [ O.S. 11 February] and 8 June [ O.S. 26 May] Saint Jakov (Archbishop Jakov of Serbia) – 16 February [ O.S. 3 February] Saints and Martyrs of Jasenovac - 31 August [ O.S. 13 September]
Christianity is the predominant religion in Serbia. The Constitution of Serbia defines it as a secular state with guaranteed religious freedom. Eastern Orthodox Christians with 6,079,396 members, comprise 84.5% of country's population. The Serbian Orthodox Church is the largest and traditional church of the country; adherents of it are ...
The Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America ( Serbian: Српска православна црква у Северној и Јужној Америци, Srpska pravoslavna crkva u Severnoy i Južnoj Americi) is a constituent and integral part of the one and only Serbian Orthodox Church (Patriarchate) and therefore the jurisdiction ...
The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Serbian: Црква Светих апостола Петра и Павла / Crkva Svetih apostola Petra i Pavla), commonly known as Church of St Peter (Црква Светог Петра / Crkva Svetog Petra) or simply Peter's Church (Петрова црква / Petrova crkva) is a Serbian Orthodox church, the oldest intact church in Serbia and ...
The Serbs have many traditions.The Slava is an exclusive custom of the Serbs, each family has one patron saint that they venerate on their feast day. The Serbian Orthodox Church uses the traditional Julian Calendar, as per which Christmas Day (December 25) falls currently on January 7 of the Gregorian Calendar, thus the Serbs celebrate Christmas on January 7, shared with the Orthodox churches ...