Church of St. Achillius - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Church of St. Achillius - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Church of St. Achillius () or the Arilje Monastery () is a Serbian Orthodox church in Arilje, western Serbia. It is dedicated to Saint Achillius of Larissa, a fighter against Arianism and participant of the First Council of Nicaea in 325. The church was built in 1296 by Serbian King Stefan Dragutin of the Nemanjić dynasty and is located in the center of town, on the elevated plateau above the large river valley and the river Moravica and Big Rzav, and represents the most dominant object in the Arilje region. Read more on Wikipedia
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