Saint Petka's Chapel near Kalemegdan Fortress in Belgrade, Serbia
Saint Petka's Chapel is located in the immediate vicinity of the Ruzica Church. It was built next to a "miraculous spring", after 1867. The present chapel was built in 1937 by architect Momir Korunovic. Its interior walls and vaults are covered with mosaics, made by the artist Duro Radulovic in 1980-1983. Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans (also known as : Petka of Macedonia, Paraskeva of Serbia, Paraskeva the Serbian, Paraskeva of Belgrade, Parascheva the New, Parascheva the Young : Sveta Petka, Petka Paraskeva, Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, Parascheva of Tirnovo) was an ascetic female saint of the 10th century.
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Location: Saint Petka's Chapel, Kalemegdan Fortress, Belgrade, Serbia, Balkans, Southern Europe
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