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Royal Couple visit Topola

Belgrade, 3 October 2015 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine, together with Mr David Andrews, son of the Royal couple, attended a football match between FC King Peter I and FC Hajduk today in Topola.

After that, they visited Aleskandrovic Winery, one of the most successful in Serbia.

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Crown Prince and Crown Princess attend Consecration of the Monastery Church in Mislodjin

Belgrade, 4 October 2015 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine attended the Holy Liturgy and Consecration of the new Holy Martyr Christopher Monastery Church in Mislodjin. The Holy Liturgy and Consecration were officiated by His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia with clergy of Belgrade Karlovac Diocese. Ceremony was also attended by Dr MIleta Radojevic, Chief of Directorate for cooperation with churches and religious communities, Mr Dejan Tomasevic, vice president of Basketball Association of Serbia and president of “Saint Serbia” association and Mr Miroslav Cuckovic, president of Obrenovac municipality.
The Monastery Church was built on the conserved foundations of an old church which had been built, according to a tradition, during the reign of Serbian King Dragutin. According to archeological research, the founding of this sacred place has been located into the 15th century and the time of Despot Stefan Lazarevic. It was in the mid-16th century that Ottoman invaders plundered and burnt down this holy shrine, slaying monastery brotherhood. While digging the foundations for the new church, preserved bones of murdered monks were found, and they will be placed in a reliquary in the crypt of the new monastery church. His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia has consecrated foundation of the new church on March 19, 2014, and already today, only 19 months later, the Monastery church has been consecrated, thanks to mother Justina, the head of the monastery and her diligent work. She came here 4 years ago from the Serbian monastery in Canada to restore this holy building on a hill over the Kolubara River, near Obrenovac. She was collecting all the necessary building permits for more than three and a half years, while the church, with help of donors, was built in just four months.
Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine express their joy to have been attending this holy ceremony of consecration of Holy Martyr Christopher Monastery Church in Mislodjin today.