The influence of the Serbian Orthodox Church on the making of stećak tombstones and the development of epigraphic inscriptions on them

Abstract

In the Middle Ages, the centers of literacy in our area were monasteries, and the most literate (often only literate) were people who belonged to the church: monks, priests, students, etc. From these religious centers, in addition to the word of God, the written word was spread, knowledge in the field of medicine, construction, history was written, etc.