Hercegovačka Gračanica in Trebinje

A magnificent building from 2000 – is dedicated to the Most Holy Mother of God. Upon the wish of Trebinje-born poet Jovan Dučić, expressed in is his will, the temple of the Most Holy Mother of God was erected on the Crkvina hill above Trebinje, where Dučić was later buried. The temple, being a true copy of the monastery of Gračnica from Kosovo and Metohija, is referred to as Hercegovinian Gračanica. Apart from the church, the complex includes a bell, icon gallery, parish home, amphitheater, fountain, church bookshop, museum and summer garden. The temple can be seen from any point in Trebinje and is definitely the most beautiful sacral building in the entire Herzegovina. The poet’s wish was to be buried in Trebinje and his remains were brought back from the United States and laid inside Hercegovinian Gračanica in October 2000.