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Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Ras

The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Serbian: Црква Светих апостола Петра и Павла, romanized: Crkva Svetih apostola Petra i Pavla), commonly known as Church of Saint Peter (Serbian: Црква Светог Петра, romanized: Crkva Svetog Petra) or simply Peter's Church (Serbian: Петрова црква, romanized: Petrova crkva) is a Serbian Orthodox church, the oldest intact church in Serbia and one of the oldest ones in the region, situated on a hill of Ras, the medieval capital of the Serbian Grand Principality (Rascia), in Novi Pazar, Serbia. It is part of the Stari Ras complex, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was founded around 820 during the reign of Prince Radoslav of Serbia, while additions were made in the following centuries, after which it served as the ecclesiastical seat of the Serbian church, and as the baptismal church and state council site of the Nemanjić dynasty, until the last years of the 12th century. It is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.

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