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

14 September 2025
BLAGO
Last week, the BLAGO Fund had the opportunity to present their work at the international online conference organized by the University of Bamberg. The two-day conference, entitled "Islamic Medieval Wall Paintings: Towards an Interdisciplinary Approac...
03 September 2025
BLAGO
We have published the collection of the St George Church in Staro Nagorichane. The Church of St. George in Staro Nagoričane is a masterpiece of Byzantine art, renowned for its architecture and frescoes. Initially founded in the 11th century, pos...
31 May 2025
BLAGO
We have published the collection of Monastery Ravanica. The collection includes over a thousand pictures taken during our visits to the monastery in June 2024. The Monastery of Ravanica is located in central Serbia, near the town of Ćuprija, in ...
15 May 2025
BLAGO
Last week, our associate, Dr. Ivana Lemcool, gave a lecture at Stanford University. The lecture titled "Making Sacred Spaces Virtual: The Role of Digital Tools in Preservation and Demarginalization of Ecclesiastical Art of Southeastern Europe" w...
19 January 2025
BLAGO
We have published the collection of Monastery Koporin. The collection includes over a thousand pictures taken during our visits to the monastery in June of 2024. It is situated near the town of Velika Plana, in the valley of the Koporin River. The ch...
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...
LATEST NEWS
14 September 2025
BLAGO
Last week, the BLAGO Fund had the opportunity to present their work at the international online conference organized by the University of Bamberg. The two-day conference, entitled "Islamic Medieval Wall Paintings: Towards an Interdisciplinary Approac...
03 September 2025
BLAGO
We have published the collection of the St George Church in Staro Nagorichane. The Church of St. George in Staro Nagoričane is a masterpiece of Byzantine art, renowned for its architecture and frescoes. Initially founded in the 11th century, pos...
31 May 2025
BLAGO
We have published the collection of Monastery Ravanica. The collection includes over a thousand pictures taken during our visits to the monastery in June 2024. The Monastery of Ravanica is located in central Serbia, near the town of Ćuprija, in ...
14 September 2025
BLAGO
Last week, the BLAGO Fund had the opportunity to present their work at the international online conference organized by the University of Bamberg. The two-day conference, entitled "Islamic Medieval Wall Paintings: Towards an Interdisciplinary Approac...
03 September 2025
BLAGO
We have published the collection of the St George Church in Staro Nagorichane. The Church of St. George in Staro Nagoričane is a masterpiece of Byzantine art, renowned for its architecture and frescoes. Initially founded in the 11th century, pos...
31 May 2025
BLAGO
We have published the collection of Monastery Ravanica. The collection includes over a thousand pictures taken during our visits to the monastery in June 2024. The Monastery of Ravanica is located in central Serbia, near the town of Ćuprija, in ...
15 May 2025
BLAGO
Last week, our associate, Dr. Ivana Lemcool, gave a lecture at Stanford University. The lecture titled "Making Sacred Spaces Virtual: The Role of Digital Tools in Preservation and Demarginalization of Ecclesiastical Art of Southeastern Europe" w...
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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.

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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