Famous Shoes He Mended Himself, Sweater He Wore Until His Passing, Drill: Nearly 500 Items Belonging to Patriarch Pavle Preserved at This Place in Belgrade
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It has been 15 years since the passing of the 44th head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC), and in the Rakovica Monastery, where his relics rest, exhibits that belonged to him are preserved.
Entry for visitors is free. Left to the side are old, worn-out suitcases piled up; in a glass display case, three pairs of mended shoes—those famous shoes he resoled himself. There's also some of his tools: a hammer, a file, a hand drill. His old hands skilfully worked and repaired many things. An improvised lamp, writings, notes, a typewriter, a magnifying glass. And the black woollen sweater-vest he wore until his final days! This is what we immediately noticed
