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PROJECT OF VRANJE LIBRARY FOR MAINTAINING ORTHODOX HERITAGE OF PCINJ DISTRICT

21. July 2016.

Vranje - Public Library "Bora Stankovic" in Vranje launched the project "Let’s Save the Orthodox Cultural Heritage - Recording the Orthodox Cultural Wealth of Pcinj District," the aforementioned  public institution said.

The said project includes the process of recording, studying and evaluating the old and rare books in the monasteries and churches of the Vranje eparchy and their entry into a single register of old and rare books of the National Library of Serbia.

The aim of the project is to record the Orthodox cultural wealth of Pcinj district for the purpose of keeping and protecting the old and rare books, as parts of the cultural and spiritual heritage, from decay and oblivion.

As part of the project, preparation and promotion of old and rare books of the monasteries and churches of the Vranje eparchy is planned.  

The project completion deadline is December 2016.

The project is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia, whose share in co-financing the project is 500,000 dinars, while the library earmarked 331,200 dinars.

Source: Vranje News and Coordination Body