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Decani Monastery

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Founding
Painting of the interior church walls began soon after the building was completed and continued until 1350. Other than the name of "Sergius the Sinful", who had signed his name in red on the pillar of the church, the names of the many artisans of the church interior are not known. Judging by the name, but much more by the stylistic characteristics of the Decani painting, it appears that King Dušan brought in fresco artists from the Serbian coastline who belonged to the so-called "Greek School" (pictores graeci).
Following the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, Decani Monastery fill fell into decay. In 1397, Princess Milica, the wife of Prince Lazar of Kosovo, after visiting the monastery with her sons, issued a charter by which the seized estates were returned to the brethren. She also endowed the monastery richly with gifts. In the early 15th century, the [[Igumen]] of the monastery was Gregory Camblak, who later wrote the biography of Stefan Dečanski.
=== Under Turkish yoke ===
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