St. Michael's Cathedral

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The Cathedral of Saint Archangel Michael (Serbian: Саборна црква Светог Архангела Михаила, romanized: Saborna crkva Svetog Arhangela Mihaila), commonly known as the Cathedral church (Serbian: Саборна црква, romanized: Saborna crkva), is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Belgrade, Serbia. It is under jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci of the Serbian Orthodox Church and serves as its cathedral church. The church is one of the few preserved buildings in Belgrade from the first half of the 19th century and is protected as a cultural heritage site of exceptional importance. It is located right across the street from the Palace of the Patriarchate.

Old church: There was an older church, dedicated to Saint Archangel Michael, at the site of today's church. Protestant priest and a writer on travel Stjepan Gerlach provided valuable records of its looks in his descriptions of travels of the Emperor's delegates to Istanbul, 1573–1578. Although spacious, with all necessary liturgical accessories and furniture, it was not large enough to receive all the Christian citizens of Belgrade. Later records of existence of this church were mainly saved by travel...