Exhibition „Kings and Saints of Serbia“

Grade 8A students and students of the first year of high school visited the exhibition “Kings and Saints of Serbia” in the History Museum of Serbia, which tells the story of the Serbian medieval dynasty of Nemanjić through valuable exhibits.

The exhibition is composed of twelve thematic parts, presenting in total: the first dynasties, of the pre-Nemanjić era; the origin and native soil of the Nemanjić dynasty; the symbolic and titular character of the names Stefan and Uroš; the importance of St. Stephen the First Martyr as the patron saint of the dynasty; the imperial insignia of the Nemanjić dynasty; their rulers’ courts; the role of the national councils; the cult of the warrior ruler; the Nemanjić family tree; the process by which the Serbian Church acquired autocephaly; the blossoming of endowments erected by the dynasty; the royal sepulchers; and the sanctity of the rulers.

The students had a unique opportunity to see original objects of exceptional value: jewelry, weapons, ruler’s coins and manuscripts, and copies and reproductions of frescoes, icons and relics, representing the richness and diversity of the preserved material heritage of the state of Stefan Nemanja and his descendants during two centuries of rule.