Peć Patriarchate

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The Monastery of the Patriarchate of Peć is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located near the city of Peć, in Kosovo. The complex of churches, built in the 13th and 14th centuries, is the spiritual seat and mausoleum of the Serbian archbishops and Serbian Patriarchs. It is situated by the Peć Bistrica, at the entrance of the Rugova Canyon. It is part of the "Medieval Monuments in Kosovo", a combined World Heritage Site along with three other Orthodox monuments.GeographyThe monastery complex is located near Peć, in the Metohija region. It is situated by the Peć Bistrica, at the entrance of the Rugova Canyon. A morus nigra tree, 750-years-old, is preserved in the monastery yard, called Šam-dud. It was planted by Archbishop Sava II between 1263 and 1272.