Cave Church, Lukovo

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Location Lukovo Denomination Serbian Orthodoxy Architectural type cave-church		Country Serbia Founded 14th century

Similar Serbian Orthodox Church, Church of St Nicholas, Church of the Holy Venerabl, Church of St Peter and Paul, Church of St Nicholas

The Church of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Serbian: Црква Светих апостола Петра и Павла), known as the Cave Church (Pećinska crkva), is a Serbian Orthodox cave-church located on eastern slope of Mount Kopaonik near Lukovo, southern Serbia. it was built by the Serbian King Milutin (1282 - 1321) in the 14th century and is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. It is part of the Monastery of St. Archangel Gabriel (Serbian: manastir Sv. Arhangela Gavrila).

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