Cathedral of Saint George in Prizren | |
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Саборни храм Светог Ђорђа у Призрену Katedrala e Shën Gjergjit në Prizren | |
42°12′30″N 20°44′25″E / 42.20820°N 20.74038°E | |
Location | Prizren, Kosovo |
Denomination | Serbian Orthodox |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Founded | 1856-1887 |
Dedication | Saint George |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Administration | |
Diocese | Eparchy of Raška and Prizren |
Type | Registered monument[1] |
Cathedral of Saint George in Prizren (Serbian: Саборни храм Светог Ђорђа у Призрену, romanized: Saborni hram Svetog Đorđa u Prizrenu; Albanian: Katedrala e Shën Gjergjit në Prizren) is the Cathedral church of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Raška and Prizren, located in the town of Prizren, Kosovo. It was built from 1856 to 1887, near the Old Church of Saint George, previous cathedral church of the same eparchy.[2] The cathedral was burned and severely damaged by Albanian mobs during the 2004 unrest, but was later renovated.