The temple of the Holy Great Martyr Prince Lazar or the Crypt of the Memorial Temple of Saint Sava has a total area of about 1,800 square meters and a depth of 7 meters.
The crypt of the Memorial Temple of Saint Sava is located in the underground part of the Memorial Temple of Saint Sava.
Originally, the crypt, which consists of two rooms, was supposed to be 250 m2 and be dedicated to Prince Lazar and the funeral of future Serbian patriarchs.
In 2001, Patriarch Pavle gave his blessing for the construction of the crypt, in which the Christmas liturgy was held only a year later. The crypt has been expanded from the planned 250 m to about 1,800 m.
The central part of the crypt is occupied by the tomb Church of the Holy Prince and Martyr Lazarus. The altar is located below the altar space of the Temple of Saint Sava. Behind the altar is the old crypt of the patriarch, in which the remains of the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church will rest in sarcophagi.
The first patriarch to be buried in one of the sarcophagi is the body of the 45th Patriarch Irinej, on November 22, 2020.
