{"id":244055,"date":"2019-07-05T13:59:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T10:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=244055"},"modified":"2019-07-05T13:59:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T10:59:44","slug":"serbian-orthodox-church-icon-replica-in-birmingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/serbian-orthodox-church-icon-replica-in-birmingham\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbian Orthodox Church icon replica in Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"

A replica of a 2,000-year-old religious icon has been unveiled in Birmingham.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Holy Prince Lazar church in Bournville has said it is honoured to have received the first ever official copy of Trojeru\u010dica, BBC<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n

The replica, dedicated to families of bereaved children, has arrived at the church after being transported from a monastery in Greece.<\/p>\n

Monks from the Hilandar monastery travelled to Birmingham and a blessing took place at the church on Sunday.<\/p>\n

One monk, Marko, said: “Although it’s very spiritual, as human beings we also need something that we can touch… and it’s there physically.”<\/p>\n

The Trojeru\u010dica, which means three-handed has been described as the most important icon of the Serbian Orthodox Church and depicts a silver replica of the hand of Saint John of Damascus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Very Reverend Nenad Popovic, from the church, said: “This is the first replica in this part of Europe and we are so happy that we can have this replica in our church.”<\/p>\n

The replica will be taken around Europe in the next few months.<\/p>\n