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the new moon (‘‘lunar disease’’), who were to be healed by Christ accompanied by the apostles. The paintings of miracles are very realistic probably because the patients in the Hospital near the Monastery were available as models for the talented masters during painting. In a biography of King Stefan Dechanski by Gregory Camblak, a patient with a hallucinatory episode followed by a generalized tonic-clonic seizure was described. Conclusions: In addition to their religious character, the miracles in the frescoes concerning medical matters at Dechani Monastery are significant with respect to both Serbian cultural heritage and Serbian medieval medicine.