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	Gracanica Monastery
		Gracanica was constructed on the ruins of an older 13th-century church of the Theotokos, which was built on the ruins of a 6th-century early Christian three-naved basilica.
		Gracanica monastery was considerably reconstructed: all the openings in the external vestibule were filled, and a new layer of frescoes was completed on September 3, 1570.
		Gracanica Monastery Church has the shape of five-dome building with the foundation in the shape of the developed cross and, thus, belongs to the group of the first-class architectural achievements of the epoch.
	www.kosovo.net /egracanica.html (918 words)

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		The Gracanica Serbs is a non-profit Soccer Club organization who's primary purpose is to promote player development and competitive soccer opportunities for soccer players in Lake County, Illinois and the surrounding Wisconsin County areas.
		Gracanica Serbs Soccer Club currently consists of Veterans over 40.
		Gracanica Serbs - veterans over 40 have enjoyed considerable success in our year and anticipates continued exciting growth this year.
	www.scgracanicaserbs.org (113 words)

	Serbia Info News / GRACANICA
		Gracanica Monastery one of King Milutin's last monumental endowments, is situated in the vicinity of Lipljane, the ancient town of Ulpianus, and the old residence of bishops.
		Three styles of painting are present in Gracanica monastery: the earliest painting is in the nave, while two later ones were employed in the external vestibule.
		In the first zone of Gracanica church there are about 80 figures, about 150 busts saints in the second zone, and over 100 compositions from the cycles Great Holidays, Christ's Passion, Miracles and Parables, scenes from the life of the Theotokos and St. Nicholas, motifs from the Old Testament and liturgical scenes.
	www.serbia-info.com /news/1999-08/31/14194.html (900 words)

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		The Gracanica monastery, near Lipljan in Kosovo, is one of the last monumental foundations of King Milutin Nemanjic.
		Built on the ruins of the former Church of the Holy Virgin, the monastery, finished in 1321, was dedicated to the Dormition of the Holy Virgin.
		The paintings of Gracanica rank highest among the achievements of Milutin's period, characterized by influences of the Byzantine splendiferous and luxurious style called the Paleologan Renaissance.
	www.yuta.co.yu /en/TravelGuide/Gracanica.asp (808 words)

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		The Gracanica monastery, near Lipljan in Kosovo and Metohia, is one of the last monumental foundations of King Milutin Nemanjic.
		Built on the ruins of the former Church of the Holy Virgin, the monastery, finished in 1321, was dedicated to the Dormition of the Holy Virgin.
		The paintings of Gracanica rank highest among the achievements of Milutin's period, characterized by influences of the Byzantine splendiferous and luxurious style called the Paleologan Renaissance.
	www.phrasebase.com /forum/read.php?TID=17548 (888 words)

	Albanians, Serbs look to Kosovo's fate - The Boston Globe
		GRACANICA, Kosovo -- This small town perched on rolling hills is just a 20-minute drive from Pristina, Kosovo's capital, but the two might as well be in different countries.
		Their unwillingness to entertain alternative policies all but ensures that the Serbs will be the losers in Kosovo, exerting little influence over the futures of people who still live in the province and reducing their country's role as a force in the region.
		For the Serbs who live in Gracanica and the 240 other isolated enclaves in Kosovo, such an outcome would be a disaster, leaving them as a defenseless minority in a hostile sea of ethnic Albanians.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2005/05/01/albanians_serbs_look_to_kosovos_fate (818 words)

	Serbia Info / Encyclopedia / Explore Monuments
		The Monastery Gracanica is 13 km south of Pristina, in Kosovo polje (plain).
		The fine arrangement of architectural masses, their step-like narrowing as they rise, the red and yellow stone used - combine to produce a very harmonious construction, regarded as the most beautiful structure in the early Serbian architecture.
		The frescoes at Gracanica, perfectly preserved, belong to the narrative, or Paleologian style, characteristic of the Byzantine painting in the first half of the 14th century.
	www.serbia-info.com /enc/monuments/gracanica.html (86 words)

	BLAGO \| Monastery Gracanica Archives
		The Gracanica monastery, near Lipljan in Kosovo, is one of the last monumental foundations of King Milutin Nemanjic.
		Built on the ruins of the former Church of the Holy Virgin, the monastery, finished in 1321, was dedicated to the Dormition of the Holy Virgin.
		On the southern wall of the chapel is written the king's charter, including the following words: "I have seen the ruins and the decay of the Holy Virgin's temple of Gracanica, the bishopric of Lipljan, so I have built it from the ground and painted and decorated it both within and without".
	www.srpskoblago.org /Archives/Gracanica/index.html (198 words)

	Kosovo Roma Oral History Project: the Interviews, page 6
		Gracanica and the villages- because of their positions*, it wasn’t very important to them.
		Islam in Gracanica is, again, very weak; but the main reasons for this are Kosovo’s problems, the war and the Roma who have left.
		Gracanica is 95% Serbian, and therefore 95% Eastern Orthodox.
	www.csdbalkans.org /roma/interviews06.shtml (2982 words)

	BH Tourism - Gracanica
		Gracanica is located in the lower valley of the River Spreca along the main road from Tuzla to Doboj, about 50km west of Tuzla.
		From 1580 Gracanica began to develop into a regional and cultural urban centre for the dozens of rural settlements in the surrounding countryside.
		In 1889 the medresa was built even though, by that time, the Austrians had established themselves as the new occupiers and the Muslim Ottomans were long gone.
	www.bhtourism.ba /eng/gracanica.wbsp (176 words)

	de Volkskrant - Buitenland - Alleen de nummerborden zijn Kosovaars in Gracanica
		GRACANICA - ‘Tot de laatste Serviër weggaat zal Kosovo Servisch zijn’, zeggen ze in Gracanica, 10 kilometer van Pristina.
		Snezena (23) kwam in 2003 naar Gracanica toen voor het familiehuis in Kisnica een bom ontplofte.
		Het probleem is dat Servië zijn steun aan Gracanica verplicht moet stopzetten.
	www.volkskrant.nl /buitenland/article392348.ece/Alleen_de_nummerborden_zijn_Kosovaars_in_Gracanica (677 words)

	Medieval bastion of Serbian faith -- and extremism -- vows to hold out
		GRACANICA, Kosovo -- Serbian civilians fleeing skirmishes with rebels across Kosovo say they will make a stand in this ancient bastion of Byzantium against what they say are Albanian efforts to force them from their homes.
		Gracanica was partially destroyed during the "Battle of Kosovo" in 1389, and in the 17th Century the Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Arsenije III, fleeing the Ottoman army, led thousands in his flock from its holy sanctum in what people here still remember as "the great Serbian migration."
		The bustling cafes of Gracanica cater to persons Albanians suspect as "war criminals," some of whom have slipped off their green army fatigues and fl masks to try to blend in with the local population.
	www.post-gazette.com /headlines/19990622smucker2.asp (774 words)

	The Gracanica monastery
		The church of the Assumption in the Gracanica Monastery, the endowment of King Milutin, was built in the second decade of the 14
		It has the shape of five-dome building with the foundation in the shape of the developed cross-in-square and, thus, belongs to the group of the first-class architectural achievements of the epoch.
		In addition to the compositions of the cycles of Ecumenical Councils, Akathistos Hymn and Baptism, there are also the portraits of Serbian archbishops and patriarchs and the painting of the funeral of the Gracanica Metropolitos Dionisios.
	www.yuheritage.com /gracanica.htm (324 words)

	Voice of America, 99-09-02
		MAIN:CN-061 KOSOVO Serb residents are blocking a main road in a town southeast of Kosovo's capital Pristina, as ethnic tensions continue to simmer in the Serbian province.
		Gracanica, a town with a large Serb population, is the site of an important Serbian Orthodox monastery and the seat of the Serbian Archbishop of the area.
		A member of the group at the Gracanica roadblock says the Serbs will continue to maintain it until they are guaranteed freedom of movement.
	www.hri.org /news/usa/voa/1999/99-09-02.voa.html (3841 words)

	Serbian Folk Dance Ensemble Gracanica Boston
		The ensemble is led by Djordje Koldzic, a former soloist and assistant-choreographer with the National Folk Ballet of Yugoslavia "Branko Krsmanovich".
		Gracanica dancers are folk dance enthusiasts from around the world, hailing members from the Balkan region, the United States, Canada, and France.
		Today, and some 30 performances later, Gracanica has become known throughout the Northeast for its original choreographies, elaborate costumes, perfected style and attention to detail.
	www.gracanica-boston.org /index.html (137 words)

	Student Travel Information & Discounts - Events: Gracanica Monastery (Gracanica Monastery, Pristina, Serbia)
		Gracanica is one of the last monuments founded by King Milutin Nemanjic, who built the monastery on the ruins of the former Church of the Holy Virgin.
		Gracanica was damaged in many battles, in the 14th century as well as in the Kosovo crisis of the 1990s.
		The paintings of Gracanica rank highly among the achievements of Milutin's period.
	www.isic.org /sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=106225 (187 words)

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		The Gracanica Serbs Soccer Club is a non-profit organization who's primary purpose is to promote player development and competitive soccer opportunities for soccer players in Lake County, Illinois and the surrounding Wisconsin County areas.
		Gracanica Serbs Soccer Club anticipates continued exciting growth this year (2004-2005).
		Gracanica Serbs Soccer Club, he or she realizes the benefits that the club represents to its players.
	home.comcast.net /~gracanicaserbs (371 words)

	Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand - OrthodoxWiki
		In 1992, an acceptance by the Church of Serbia of the schismatic group on the condition of altering their 'Free' name to 'New Gracanica Metropolitanate' meant that there were now two directly overlapping dioceses in Australia and New Zealand, which were administered by two bishops, one each in Elaine and Canberra.
		In 2003 Bishop Milutin was appointed bishop of the New Gracanica diocese and administrator of the patriarchal diocese.
		In contrast to previous bishops, he was appointed the bishop of the patriarchal diocese and administrator of the New Gracanica diocese.
	orthodoxwiki.org /Serbian_Orthodox_Church_in_Australia_and_New_Zealand (758 words)

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