Patron of Bar
The patron saint of Bar is Saint Jovan Vladimir, and a festive religious procession passes on his feast day (4 June) through the town's streets with church banners and icons, celebrating the saint. The procession is usually led by the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral.
St. George was a medieval patron of Bar. Great cathedral was built in the 12th century was dedicated to him.
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