PODGORICA - MONTENEGRO

Frescoes in the crypt of the church
During the 12th century, the area became known as the Principality of Zeta. Between 1276 and 1309, Zeta was ruled by the Queen Jelena, widow of the Serbian King Uros I. She secured autonomy for Zeta within Nemanji's Serbia and built and restored around 50 monasteries, most notably Saints Sergius and Bacchus (Sv. Sergija i Vakha) on the Bojana River under Shkodër/Skadar.
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