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22-642: On 5 May 2007, the National Serbian Movement hosted a Serbian Assembly in the Lazarica Church in Kruševac where it swore in "the Saint Tsar Lazar Guard vowed to free Kosovo and Metohija." Vasiljević stated it would be "the establishment of a first uniformed Christian militia squad, comprised of war veterans from all over Serbia." Serbian police detained 27 people at the event. On 28 June 2007,

44-432: A casket for unguents, and hence as the title of a number of medical works. Use for the architectural feature of church building is medieval ( Byzantine Greek ), in use by the 12th century ( Etymologicum Magnum ). English use dates from the 1670s. It isn't clear how this meaning was derived, allegedly from a resemblance of the entrance area of the church to a hollow stem. In Modern Greek narthekas (νάρθηκας) no longer has

66-463: A common meal, similar to the agape feast of the early church . To this day, this is where the faithful will bring their baskets at Pascha (Easter) for the priest to bless the Paschal foods which they will then take back to their homes for the festive break-fast . Traditionally, the narthex is where candles and prosphora will be sold for offering during Divine Services . The doorway leading from

88-487: A depth of 0.60 metres (2 ft 0 in). Lazarica's masonry is basically Byzantine style : continuity of horizontal rows of dressed white sandstone with three rows of brick joints associated with thick plaster, without insisting on randomly placed bricks. A peculiar process was used to draw thick mortar joints out from the wall. Narthex The narthex is an architectural element typical of early Christian and Byzantine basilicas and churches consisting of

110-506: Is considered a group of Serbian ultra-nationalists who utilize rhetorical statements that promote that Albanians be killed or expelled and opposing Serbs to be "dealt with". In mid-November 2007, the group said that war in Kosovo was inevitable, with Milić saying that "Just as Martić shelled Zagreb , we will do the same to Priština . Since the Šiptars have reproduced like rabbits, they will die like rabbits. There will be no survivors. God help

132-450: Is in the form of a trefoil , a variant of the cruciform plan, with three bays in length, a dome over the central area and narthex , originally with open side passages. It has a semicircular apse on the inside, which is five-sided on the outside, with attached colonettes. The church is oriented five degrees from a perfect west–east orientation. The foundation of Lazarica is at an elevation of 159 metres (522 ft). Internal length, from

154-530: The Byzantine Chora Church . By extension, the narthex can also denote a covered porch or entrance to a building. The original meaning of the Classical Greek word narthex νάρθηξ was " giant fennel ". Derived meanings are from the use of the fennel stalk as thyrsus , as a schoolmaster's cane, as a singlestick for military exercise, or as a splint for a broken limb. The term was also used for

176-530: The Little Hours during Holy Week are celebrated there, rather than in the main body of the church. In the Russian Orthodox Church funerals are traditionally held in the narthex. Later reforms removed the requirement to exclude people from services who were not full members of the congregation, which in some traditions obviated the narthex. Church architects continued, however, to build a room before

198-473: The Russo-Austrian-Turkish War , from 1736 to 1739, Lazarica was partially reconstructed, and the interior was painted with frescos by Andra Andrejević . After that, Kruševac fell under Ottoman rule again. The first major reconstruction of Lazarica occurred after the establishment of the independent Principality of Serbia , with numerous modifications over the next hundred years. The church

220-633: The Serbian medieval architecture , was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia . Lazarica was built as a prototype of the Morava school of architecture, as a palace church associated with the Kruševac Fortress , the capital of Prince Lazar. Today, only Lazarica and parts of the keep remain from the vast fortress complex. Information about

242-551: The Guard took part in the Battle of Kosovo commemoration organized by the Serbian government. UN officials reacted strongly to the Guard's presence, and international officials claimed that it was provocation and attempt to destabilize the situation. The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) has prohibited the organization from entering Kosovo and deemed it illegal. It

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264-403: The Serbian military and police if they try and get in our way. We will view them as the enemy, and we will do to them the same as we'll do to the Šiptars." In late November, he was detained by Serbian police, but later released. On 23 February 2008, the organization claimed responsibility for the burning of the border post at Rudnica. Milić was arrested on 9 September 2010, after threats against

286-432: The classical meaning and is either the porch of a church, as English, or the brace of a sprained wrist or sling of a broken arm. In English the narthex is now the porch outside the church at the west end ; formerly it was a part of the church building itself, albeit not considered part of the church proper, used as the place for penitents . The purpose of the narthex was to allow those not eligible for admittance into

308-530: The entrance of the nave. This room could be called an inside vestibule (if it is architecturally part of the nave structure) or a porch (if it is a distinct, external structure). Some traditions still call this area the narthex as it represents the point of entry into the church, even if everyone is admitted to the nave itself. In the Eastern Orthodox Church , the esonarthex and exonarthex had, and still have, distinct liturgical functions. For instance,

330-402: The entrance or vestibule , located at the west end of the nave , opposite the church's main altar . Traditionally the narthex was a part of the church building, but was not considered part of the church proper. In early Christian churches the narthex was often divided into two distinct parts: an esonarthex (inner narthex) between the west wall and the body of the church proper, separated from

352-411: The founding of the church can be found in the "Žitije despota Stefana Lazarevića" by Constantine of Kostenets . Lazar of Serbia built the church at the same time as the fortifications for the capital Kruševac . In 1455, Kruševac fell under Ottoman Empire rule, and the church was abandoned and desecrated. Lazarica was used as a stable for horses, and the roof was torn down for use elsewhere. During

374-492: The general congregation (particularly catechumens and penitents ) to hear and partake of the service. The narthex would often include a baptismal font so that infants or adults could be baptized there before entering the nave, and to remind other believers of their baptisms as they gathered to worship. The narthex is thus traditionally a place of penitence, and in Eastern Christianity some penitential services, such as

396-505: The narthex to the nave is sometimes referred to as the "Royal Doors", because in major cathedrals ( catholica ) there were several sets of doors leading into the nave, the central one being reserved only for the use of the Byzantine emperor . On feast days there will be a procession to the narthex, followed by intercessory prayers, called the Litiy . In Armenia the local style of narthex

418-550: The nave and aisles by a wall, arcade , colonnade , screen, or rail, and an external closed space, the exonarthex (outer narthex), a court in front of the church façade delimited on all sides by a colonnade as in the first St. Peter's Basilica in Rome or in the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio in Milan . The exonarthex may have been either open or enclosed with a door leading to the outside, as in

440-574: The procession at the Paschal Vigil will end up at the exonarthex for the reading of the Resurrection Gospel , while certain penitential services are traditionally chanted in the esonarthex. In some Eastern Orthodox temples , the narthex will be referred to as the trapeza (refectory), because in ancient times, tables would be set up there after the Divine Liturgy for the faithful to eat

462-481: The top of the altar apse to the west wall of the narthex, is 15.65 feet (4.77 m). The western width of the nave is from 5.15 to 5.20 metres (16.9 to 17.1 ft) and the radius of the apse ranges from 1.61 to 1.65 metres (5 ft 3 in to 5 ft 5 in). Internal height to the apex of the semicalotte main dome is 17.25 metres (56.6 ft). Wall thickness ranges from 1 to 1.75 metres (3 ft 3 in to 5 ft 9 in). The foundations were laid at

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484-628: The year's Pride parade . He claimed that he suffered a heart attack while imprisoned in Belgrade. Lazarica (church) Church of the Holy First Martyr Stephen ( Serbian : Црква Светог Првомученика Стефана/Crkva Svetog Prvomučenika Stefana ), better known as the Lazarica Church (Serbian: Црква Лазарица/Crkva Lazarica), is a Serbian Orthodox church in Kruševac , Serbia . It was built in 1375-1378 as an endowment of prince Lazar of Serbia . Lazarica, as an outstanding achievement of

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