The Serbian Orthodox Church on June 28 celebrates the Feast of St. Vitus (in Serbian, Vidovdan), which also commemorates the Battle of Kosovo against the Ottoman Turks, which took place in 1389.

The Battle of Kosovo in 1389 was a defining moment in the Serbian–Ottoman Wars and a key event in Balkan history. This clash between Prince Lazar's Serbian forces and Sultan Murad's Ottoman army ...

1389 28 June - Epic Battle of Kosovo heralds 500 years of Turkish Ottoman rule. Over the ensuing decades many Christian Serbs leave the region. Over the centuries the religious and ethnic balance ...