Saint Kosara (Vladimir's wife)
St.Vladimir
Preserved in the Androvic family as a most precious relic. Every year, on the day of St. Troica, the cross is carried to the top of the Rumija mountain to the place where, according to legend, there used to be a church. There is a custom among the population for the participants of the procession to take a rock with them, because according to the legend, the church shall rebuild itself once there are enough rocks.
Church of Prečista Krajnska
St.Vladimir's Cross
After the church of St. Maria collapsed, the cross was found in it’s ruins. Today the cross belongs to the Androvic family. The cross is 45cm long, 38vm wide, 2,5cm thick, made of wood and gold plated. The place where the cross is kept is known only by the two oldest members of the family. The cross is related to the life of the old king of Duklja, Vladimir (980-1016), whose seat was in Krajina (Ostros). During the war with the Macedonian Czar Samuil, Teodora (Kosara) fell in love with the handsome king of Duklja, who seemed “ sweeter than honey “ to her, and told her father that she would throw herself in the lake if she was not allowed to marry Vladimir. Shortly after they were married in a castle not far from the Precista Krajinska Monastery on the Skadar lake.
After Czar Samuil died, he was followed by Vladislav, who soon invited king Vladimir to come and visit him in Prespa, and as a sign that he would be safe, sent him a golden cross,.Knowing that Vladislav was an unstable person, king Vladimir asked for a wooden cross, because “ our Saviour was crucified on one”. Vladislav sent three monks with a wooden cross, but as soon as Vladimir arrived in Prespa, he was killed at the church door. At the time of his death, he had a wooden cross in his hands, and was buried with it in Prespa. Vladimir’s wife Kosara had his body moved to the Precista Krajinska Monastery then entered a monastic order. After she died, according to her wish, she was buried beside the king. King Vladimir was proclaimed as saint.
In honor to this precious story and in order to preserve health of persons that come out on Trojica day on this mountain 1500m high, Serbian orthodox church have built a metal-plated building in form of church in which persons could lit their candles in spite to cruel winds that blow there. That is truly one of a kind holly building ever made like that on territory of Montenegro and it has it's own charm ;) maybe that is the only metal object that isn't cold like metal objects are ;)
Transfering new metal plated church on Rumija Mountain above town Bar
The church which is visited on Trojica's Day, where Vladimir's cross is brought
every year
