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The Church of Saint George is a Serbian Orthodox church. The building was constructed in 1775.

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The Church of St. George was completed in 1917, on the site of an old church, probably dating from the beginning of the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the local population requested and obtained permission from the Turkish authorities to build a new Orthodox church. The written consent was issued by Sultan Mehmed V (1909-1918) himself. The church was given a basilica structure, characteristic of the period between the 18th and 19th centuries, covered with a gable roof, with three domes, of which the middle one is higher.

The Church of St. George was built in the 12th century in the Romanesque style and then rebuilt in the 15th century when the sanctuary was decorated with valuable Gothic frescoes by local masters. The bell tower, initially separate, was merged with the church in the 17th century when it was enlarged by the addition of two Baroque side chapels.

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St. George's Church was founded in 1910, but due to the Balkan Wars (1913) and the First World War, it was not opened until 1930. The building serves as a mausoleum for the royal family, the Karađorđevići, whose tombs lie in the crypt. Its architecture is an imitation of Serbian medieval art.

The Church of St. George (Agios Georgios) in Prina is a small place of worship at the entrance to the village of Prina, in west Crete.

The Byzantine church of St. George (Agios Georgios) in Schinokapsala is located on the outskirts of the village. It is reached by a dirt road. The church preserves some medieval murals.