Timeline of the Serbian Orthodox Church
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Middle Ages
- 15 August 1219: Autocephaly of the Serbian Church (Archbishopric).
- January 1235: Death of Saint Sava.
- 1253: Seat moved from Žiča to Peć.
- 16 April 1346: Elevation to Patriarchate.
- 1463: de facto abolishment of Serbian Church, under Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Early Modern period
- 1557: Restoration of autocephaly.
- 1594: Burning of St. Sava's relics.
- 1691: Establishment of the Metropolitanate of Karlovci
- 1766: Abolishment of the Patriarchate by the Ottoman government.
- 1766: Establishment of the Metropolitanate of Belgrade.
Modern period
- 1848: Elevation to Patriarchate of Karlovci.
- 1879: Official autocephaly in Serbia after international recognition.
- 1920: Unification of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian Patriarchate).
- 1945–80s: Suppression of Church by Communist regime.
- 1967: Unilateral establishment of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.
- 1993: Uncanonical establishment of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church.