Eparchy of Kruševac
Seat: Kruševac
- Seat
- Kruševac
- Official website
- eparhijakrusevacka.com
The Eparchy of Kruševac was founded in 2010, with its seat in Kruševac — the capital of Prince Lazar, whose court church, Lazarica, is one of the finest monuments of the Morava style.
The territory of the eparchy covers the Rasina District, from Kruševac and Trstenik to Aleksandrovac and Brus.
Blazon
On a silver field a small red shield with a silver cross and a central silver circle containing the year 1389.
Above the shield, a closed golden crown adorned with precious stones.
Around the shield the collar of an order with medallions and the star of the order at the foot; behind the shield a crossed cross, bishop's staff and swords; all resting on a red mantle beneath a bishop's mitre.
On the ribbon: ЗЕМАЉСКО ЈЕ ЗА МАЛЕНА ЦАРСТВО (“The earthly kingdom lasts but a short while”).
Symbolism and meaning
The year 1389 and the motto from the Kosovo poem “The Downfall of the Serbian Empire” recall Prince Lazar and the Battle of Kosovo; Kruševac, the seat of the eparchy, was Lazar's capital. The crown above the shield refers to the prince's dignity and martyrdom.
