Holy See–Serbia relations

Bilateral relations

Holy See–Serbia relations

Holy See |
Serbia
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Apostolic Nunciature to Serbia| Serbian Embassy to the Holy See

Holy See and Serbia maintain diplomatic relations established between the Holy See and Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1919. From 1919 to 2006, the Holy See maintained relations with the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) (later Serbia and Montenegro), of which Serbia is considered shared (SFRY) or sole (FRY) legal successor.[1]

## History

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Main articles: Christianization of the Slavs and Catholic Church in Serbia

Rafael Merry del Val with Milenko Vesnić signing Serbian concordat during the pontificate of Pius X

The baptism of Grand Prince of Serbia Stefan Nemanja was latin rite catholic, in the Serbian Medieval State of Duklja.

The coronation of Grand Prince of Serbia Stefan the First-Crowned (1165–1228) was performed by a legate of Pope Urban II, which led some Serbian historians to conclude that Stefan converted to Catholicism.[2]

Stefan's third wife, Venetian noblewoman Anna Dandolo, a Catholic, became Queen of Serbia and was mother to Stefan Uroš I. Popular legend claims that the Žiča Monastery, seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church between 1219–1253, was intentionally constructed on the halfway between Rome and Constantinople.[3]

## Vatican's stance on Kosovo

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Main article: Holy See's reaction to the 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

The Holy See has decided to withhold recognition of Kosovo[a] as part of an agreement with Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church, and this has led to a warming of Vatican-Serbia relations.[4]

## Resident diplomatic missions

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* The Holy See has an embassy in Belgrade.[5]
* Serbia has an embassy to the Holy See in Rome (Italy).[6]

## See also

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* Foreign relations of the Holy See
* Foreign relations of Serbia
* Holy See–Yugoslavia relations
* Catholic clergy involvement with the Ustaše

## Notes

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1. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and Republic of Kosovo.

## References

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1. ^ "Country programme framework". UNDP Serbia. UNDP. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
2. ^ "To members of a Delegation of the Holy Synod of the OrthodoxPatriarchate of Serbia (February 6, 2003) | John Paul II".
3. ^ Živanov, Dragan (6 January 2019). "Manastir Žiča". Srbija izbliza. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
4. ^ "Vatican consistent in non-recognizing Kosovo". Archived from the original on 2011-10-25. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
5. ^ Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Holy See’s embassy in Belgrade
6. ^ Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Serbian embassy to the Holy See

## External links

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* Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the bilateral relation with the Holy See
* Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Holy See’s embassy in Belgrade
* Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: direction of the Serbian embassy to the Holy See

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