St. Sava Monastery ( Serb. Manastir Svetog Save u Libertivilu , eng. St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery ) - stavropegial monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church , which is located in the city of Libertyville , Illinois .
| Monastery | |
| Monastery of Saint Sava | |
|---|---|
| Serb. Manastir Svetog Sava y Libertivilu English St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery | |
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| A country |  USA |
| Location | |
| Denomination | Orthodoxy |
History
The monastery was founded by the first Serbian bishop in America, Mardarius (Uskokovic) and was built during the great depression of the late 1920s and early 1930s. The construction of the monastery required a lot of effort and money, and at that time there was a saying: "The church is built to die of hunger" ( Serb. Tsrkvu grad ire peace and quiet ). Substantial financial assistance was provided by Mikhail Pupin .
Over the course of the 20th century, the monastery housed the Department of the American-Canadian Diocese (1927–1963), then the Midwest Metropolitanate (1963–1991), and the Libertyville-Chicago Metropolis (2009—2011). By the decision of the Holy Bishops' Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in May 2011, the monastery, due to its spiritual, historical and cultural significance, received the status of stauropegial, that is, under the direct control of the Patriarch of Serbia .
In 1970-2013, the Yugoslav King Peter II Karageorgievich , the only monarch of Europe buried on the American continent, was buried in the monastery. In 2013, the remains of the king were transferred to Serbia, to the family tomb of Olenac in the city of Topola .
Notes
- ↑ archINFORM - 1994.