HRH CROWN PRINCE ALEKSANDAR II ATTENDS THE CEREMONY AT THE BUILDING SITE OF SAINT SAVA TEMPLE

Belgrade, September 3, 2002 – HRH Crown Prince Aleksandar II and Prince Filip attended the ceremony at Saint Sava Temple at Vračar today that marked a new stage in construction of Saint Sava Temple by putting marble plates on the front side of the Temple.

His Holiness the Patriarch of Serbia Pavle with the members of the Holly Synod, Serbian Prime Minister Dr. Zoran Đinđić, Ministers of Religion and Construction Prof. Dr. Vojislav Milovanović and Prof. Dr. Dragoslav Šumarac and representatives of the Consortium that enabled continuation of construction works with donations attended the ceremony.

Owing to the Consortium for construction of the Temple, that was founded several months ago, made of 28 companies and 3 banks, 52 million dinars were collected.

Marble plates that will be put on the front side of the Temple originate from Cavalla in Greece and the works should be finished by the end of construction season next year.

On this occasion, His Holiness the Patriarch of Serbia Pavle with the members of the Holly Synod prayed for the beginning of the works and the members of the Consortium were delivered diplomas of gratitude.

HRH Crown Prince Aleksandar II and Crown Princess Katherine are benefactors of Saint Sava Temple. Few years ago they made € 200.000 donation for the construction of the God’s Acre of the Temple.