Eparchy of Niš
Seat: Niš
- Seat
- Niš
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of the Descent of the Holy Spirit
- Official website
- eparhijaniska.rs
The Eparchy of Niš has its seat in Niš, ancient Naissus, the birthplace of Emperor Constantine the Great, under whose Edict of Milan of 313 Christianity became a free faith. A bishopric in Niš is mentioned as early as the early Christian age.
The cathedral of the eparchy is the Cathedral Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in Niš. The territory covers the Nišava, Pirot, Toplica and Jablanica areas.
Blazon
A gold laurel wreath containing the monogram of Christ — the crossed letters Χ and Ρ — accompanied by the letters Α and Ω.
Symbolism and meaning
The Christogram in a wreath recalls Emperor Constantine the Great, born in Niš, who according to tradition conquered under that sign in 312; the letters Alpha and Omega denote Christ as the beginning and end of all things.
