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What is today central Serbia was an important geo-strategical province, through which the Via Militaris crossed. [51] This area was frequently intruded by barbarians in the 5th and 6th centuries. [51] The numerous Slavs mixed with and assimilated the descendants of the indigenous population (Illyrians, Thracians, Dacians, Romans, Celts). [52]
The Ministry of Diaspora (MoD) estimated in 2008 that the Serb diaspora numbered 3,908,000 to 4,170,000, the numbers including not only Serbian citizens but people who view Serbia as their nation-state regardless of the citizenship they hold; these could include second- and third-generation Serbian emigrants or descendants of emigrants from ...
Most Serbians are adherents of the Serbian Orthodox Church, while the Romanian Orthodox Church is also present in parts of Vojvodina inhabited by an ethnic Romanian minority. Besides Serbs, other Eastern Orthodox Christians include Montenegrins, Romanians and Vlachs, Macedonians, Bulgarians, and majority of Roma. St. Mark's Church, Belgrade
If you'd prefer to watch the midnight mass live, you can stream it on the Vatican Youtube Channel. The Mass begins Dec. 24, at 1:30 p.m. ET ( 7:30 p.m. Central European Standard Time). St. Peter ...
Since many Serbs have emigrated to foreign countries, there are now Serbian Orthodox communities worldwide. The Serbian Orthodox Church is an autocephalous, or ecclesiastically independent, member of the Eastern Orthodox communion. The Serbian Patriarch serves as first among equals in his church; the current patriarch is Porfirije.
Today there is a vibrant Serbian community, particularly in Juneau, but Serbs can be found across the state. [26] Recently, it has become commonplace for Serbian workers to come to Alaska annually to work for a few months in canneries, where food and accommodation is provided. These workers stay on temporary work visas, and speak English. [27]
Services cannot properly be conducted by a single person but must have at least one other person present. Usually, all of the services are conducted on a daily basis only in monasteries and cathedrals, while parish churches might only do the services on the weekend and major feast days. The Divine Liturgy is the celebration of the Eucharist.
Tens of thousands of Serbians rallied in the capital Belgrade on Monday, demanding better security, a ban on violent content on TV, and the resignation of key ministers, days after two separate ...