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The church of Goracici is dedicated to the birth of the Holy Virgin. It was finally built in 1810. The temple is very accoustic with a few dozens of earthen jugs built in the walls. The church of Vica, erected on a hillside, dominates its surroundings ever since 1931. A few printed books, dated from the XVIII century,
are kept there. The people of Vica celebrate St. John the prophet as a church holiday. Milos Obrenovic subsidized building of the church of Guca, which was sacred in 1831. Petar and Janko Moler with Milutin Ilic - Prota Gucanin as a prominent subsidizer, painted the iconostasis of the former church. The oldest frescoe of Saint Archangels Michael and Gabriel dates from 1797. It was merged into the later iconostasis. In 2004 fresco painting of the inner temple started.
The church of Tijanje was erected in 1810. It is dedicated to Saint Greamartyr Prokopije, Janko Mihailovic Moler, the participant of the second Serbian rebellion and a fresco painter, worked there in the XIX century. He fresco painted several temples in Serbia. 13 churches more are scattered within the meadows of Dragacevo: in Kaona (1827), Kotraza (1873). Prilipac (1811), Luke (1927)...
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