Bogorodica Ljeviska
Bogorodica Ljeviska

Preserve, protect, and promote cultural heritage through the collective work of experts, volunteers, and patrons.

OUR PURPOSE

Preserve, protect, and promote cultural heritage through the collective work of experts, volunteers, and patrons.

The first BLAGO book, BLAGODATNA / Full of Grace, is avialable. 

This richly illustrated book presents pictorial depictions of the Virgin Marry in Serbian medieval monasteries.

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LATEST NEWS

20 December 2024
BLAGO
After two field trips in 2021 and 2023 and extensive post-processing work, we have published the collection of Monastery Grachanica. The collection includes over five thousand pictures out of the fifteen thousand taken during our visits to the monast...
19 December 2024
BLAGO
The Sisojevac Monastery, located at the source of the Crnica River near Ćuprije and close to the Ravanica Monastery, has a rich history. Its origins are linked to the priest Sisoj, mentioned in a charter by Princess Milica from 1398 when she was know...
06 July 2024
BLAGO
The BLAGO Fund-sponsored session took place at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds, UK. The Congress organized by the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds is Europe's largest annual gathering of medievalists worldwi...
15 June 2024
BLAGO
Our new collection of the Naupara monastery is available on our website. The church was built, most probably, in the 1370s, modeled after the palatial church of Prince Lazar in nearby Kruševac. It has a trefoil plan, with a dome above its central are...
07 February 2024
BLAGO
Our new collection of the Rudenica monastery is available on our website. Last summer, we visited this exceptional monument of the Morava school of architecture, foundation of  nobleman Vukašin and his wife Vukosava. Their portraits have be...
21 January 2024
BLAGO
Our new collection of the Monastery of Ljubostinja is available on our website. This summer, we visited this beautiful late 14th-century foundation of Princess Milica in Central Serbia, and after completing our work on editing and organizing the mate...
LATEST NEWS
20 December 2024
BLAGO
After two field trips in 2021 and 2023 and extensive post-processing work, we have published the collection of Monastery Grachanica. The collection includes over five thousand pictures out of the fifteen thousand taken during our visits to the monast...
19 December 2024
BLAGO
The Sisojevac Monastery, located at the source of the Crnica River near Ćuprije and close to the Ravanica Monastery, has a rich history. Its origins are linked to the priest Sisoj, mentioned in a charter by Princess Milica from 1398 when she was know...
06 July 2024
BLAGO
The BLAGO Fund-sponsored session took place at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds, UK. The Congress organized by the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds is Europe's largest annual gathering of medievalists worldwi...
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The first BLAGO book, BLAGODATNA / Full of Grace, is avialable. 

This richly illustrated book presents fresco depictions of the Virgin Mary in Serbian medieval churches.

20 December 2024
BLAGO
After two field trips in 2021 and 2023 and extensive post-processing work, we have published the collection of Monastery Grachanica. The collection includes over five thousand pictures out of the fifteen thousand taken during our visits to the monast...
19 December 2024
BLAGO
The Sisojevac Monastery, located at the source of the Crnica River near Ćuprije and close to the Ravanica Monastery, has a rich history. Its origins are linked to the priest Sisoj, mentioned in a charter by Princess Milica from 1398 when she was know...
06 July 2024
BLAGO
The BLAGO Fund-sponsored session took place at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds, UK. The Congress organized by the Institute for Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds is Europe's largest annual gathering of medievalists worldwi...
15 June 2024
BLAGO
Our new collection of the Naupara monastery is available on our website. The church was built, most probably, in the 1370s, modeled after the palatial church of Prince Lazar in nearby Kruševac. It has a trefoil plan, with a dome above its central are...

Preserve

Through the usage of modern (and latest) technologies, preserve, document, and collect the priceless and most vulnerable artifacts of the nation's heritage.

Organize

Organize collections in the manners that allow for efficient retrieval and large scale browsing and search. Distributed access allows for many contributors and many users of our collections.

Promote

Make collections readily and freely accessible to interested individuals and centers of learning. Promote them by using modern techniques available in the public domain.

We are BLAGO

We are a team of volunteers, art historians, computer experts, culture lovers, who would love to share our heritage with the rest of the world.

ABOUT US
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20 YEARS OF BLAGO FUND

BLAGO Fund is a non-profit organization that preserves and promotes Serbian cultural heritage. Its experts and enthusiasts seek to develop a broader awareness and understanding of the importance of Serbian cultural heritage along with its place in the global cultural landscape, and to present its significance and beauty to the world.
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BLAGO Content

While the content of the BLAGO Fund collections is free to use,  there are also some restrictions on commercial use and proper attribution of the material.  Follow the links below for more information.

> BLAGO Collections License
> Image Request

BLAGO Fund also accepts the contribution of material. Please contact us with any material you wish to publish on our website.

Contact

BLAGO Fund, Inc.
PO Box 60524
Palo Alto, CA 94306
USA
info@blagofund.org

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