▁area ▁until ▁it ▁finally ▁fell ▁under ▁full ▁Ser bian ▁control . ▁Between ▁ 1 1 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 1 9 0 , ▁Ser bian ▁Grand ▁Prince ▁Stefan ▁N eman ja ▁liber ated ▁Pe ć ▁with ▁its ▁surrounding ▁ž up a ▁( d istrict ) ▁of ▁H vos no ▁from ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire , ▁thus ▁establish ing ▁Ser bian ▁rule ▁over ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Pe ć ▁for ▁next ▁ 3 0 0 ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 2 2 0 , ▁Ser bian ▁King ▁Stefan ▁N eman ji ć ▁don ated ▁Pe ć ▁and ▁several ▁surrounding ▁villages ▁to ▁his ▁newly ▁founded ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Ž ič a . ▁As ▁Ž ič a ▁was ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁a ▁Ser bian ▁arch bishop , ▁Pe ć ▁came ▁under ▁direct ▁rule ▁of ▁Ser bian ▁arch b ish ops ▁and ▁later ▁patri arch s ▁who ▁built ▁their ▁resid ences ▁and ▁numerous ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁starting ▁with ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁Holy ▁Apost les ▁built ▁by ▁arch bishop ▁Saint ▁Ar sen ije ▁I ▁S rem ac . ▁After ▁the ▁Ž ič a ▁monaster y ▁was ▁burn ed ▁by ▁the ▁C um ans ▁( between ▁ 1 2 7 6 ▁and ▁ 1 2 9 2 ) ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁Ser bian ▁arch bishop ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁more ▁secure ▁location ▁- ▁Patri arch al ▁Mon aster y ▁of ▁Pe ć ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁until ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Patri arch ate ▁of ▁Pe ć ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 6 . ▁