Monasteries & Heritage
Discover Serbia’s ancient monasteries, sacred places and cultural heritage.
Celije Monastery
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The Ćelije Monastery (Serbian Cyrillic: Манастир Ћелије, Romanized: Manastir Ćelije) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to St. Archangel Michael. It was founded in the late 13th century. Today, monastery is surrounded with tall trees, so cannot be seen from far.
It is best known by being the monastery of saint Justin Popović, (1894–1979), who was canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church in 2010.
Ćelije Monastery was declared Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.
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Ćelije Monastery – Wikipedia
The distance from Belgrade is about 110 km. Approximate time 1h:32m by car.
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Address:
Čelije Monastery Box 68, 14000 Valjev
Phone numbers:
014/3519-716
014/3519-715
Web address :
https://celije.org.rs/
E-mail address:
manastir@celije.org.rs
Tumane Monastery
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The Tuman Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Туман, romanized: Manastir Tuman) is a 14th-century Orthodox monastery in eastern Serbia, in the municipality of Golubac. It belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Braničevo. It is also referred to as the Tumane Monastery. The church is dedicated to the Saint Archangel Gabriel. As of 2018, the monastery has six monks and one nun, which makes it the largest one in the Braničevo District. Because of the several historical healers who dwelled in the monastery, Tuman has been called “Ostrog of the Đerdap”.
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Tuman monastery – Wikipedia
The distance from Belgrade is about 127 km. Approximate time 1h:46m by car.
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Adress:
Tuman Monastery, 12223 Golubac
E-mail address:
manastirtumane2@gmail.com
Phone numbers:
+381127675195
+381644529563
Manasija Monastery
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The Manasija Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Манасија, romanized: Manastir Manasija, pronounced [manǎsija]) also known as Resava (Ресава, pronounced [rɛ̌saʋa]), is a Serbian Orthodox monastery near Despotovac, Serbiafounded by Despot Stefan Lazarević between 1406 and 1418. The church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity. It is one of the most significant monuments of medieval Serbian culture and it belongs to the “Morava school”. The monastery is surrounded by massive walls and towers. Immediately following its foundation, the monastery became the cultural centre of the Serbian Despotate. Its School of Resava was well known for its manuscripts and translations throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, even after the fall of the Despotate to the Ottoman Turks. Manasija complex was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia, and monastery have entered a UNESCO Tentative List Process in 2010.
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Manasija Monastery – Wikipedia
The distance from Belgrade is about 138 km. Approximate time 1h:42m by car.
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Address:
Despotovac
Phone number:
00381 35 611290
Vratna Monastery & Vratna Gates
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The Vratna monastery (Serbian: Манастир Вратна, romanized: Manastir Vratna) is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery in the village of Vratna in Negotin, Serbia, founded by Serbian king Stefan Milutin (1282–1321) of the Nemanjić dynasty and Saint Nikodim I. It is situated below the Vratna canyon and the nearby Vratna river flows through the village. It was rebuilt in 1415 by Šarban from Struza attested in papers found by bishop Genadije in 1856. The monastery was damaged by fire in 1813 and renovated by 1817. The monastery was torn down between World War I and World War II. It is since a female monastery (nunnery), one of three monasteries in Negotin.
Prerasts of Vratna (Serbian: Прерасти Вратне, Prerasti Vratne) or Vratna Gates (Serbian: Вратњанске капије, Vratnjanske kapije) are three natural stone bridges on the Miroč mountain, two in the vicinity of the medieval Vratna monastery, and the third farther away into the depths of the Vratna river gorge, in Bor, eastern Serbia. Stone gates of this type are rare. Similar ones can be found in Slovenia, France and in Colorado, in the United States. It has been declared a geomorphological natural monument and placed under the state protection in 1957
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Vratna monastery – Wikipedia
Vratna Gates – Wikipedia
The distance from Belgrade is about 235 km . Approximate time 3h:29m by car.
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Address:
Vratna 19300
Phone number:
019 558127
Ravanica Monastery
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The Ravanica Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Раваница / Manastir Ravanica) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on Kučaj mountainsnear Senje, a village in Ćuprija municipality in Central Serbia. It was built in 1375–1377 as an endowment of prince Lazar of Serbia, who is buried there. The Ravanica church is called the birthplace of the new artistic movement “Morava school” because of architectural and artistic features. It is original blend of the Mount Athos and the cross-in-square five-domed model that became standard in the time of King Milutin. Ravanica was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.
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The distance from Belgrade is about 157 km. Approximate time 1h:36m by car.
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Аddress:
Monastery Ravanica, 35233
Phone:
+ 381 035 434 596
Web address:
https://en.ravanica.rs/
Еmail:
info@ravanica.rs
Studenica Monastery
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The Studenica Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Студеница / Manastir Studenica), pronounced [mânastiːr studɛ̌nit͡sa]) is a 12th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery situated 39 kilometres (24 mi) southwest of Kraljevo and 40.9 kilometres (25.4 mi) east of Ivanjica, in central Serbia. It is one of the largest and richest Serb Orthodox monasteries. Stefan Nemanja, the founder of the medieval Serb state, founded the monastery in 1190. The monastery’s fortified walls encompass two churches: the Church of the Virgin, and the Church of the King, both of which were built using white marble. The monastery is best known for its collection of 13th- and 14th century Byzantine-stylefresco paintings. Studenica was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia, and in 1986 UNESCO included Studenica monastery on the list of World Heritage Sites, with the description:
“The Studenica Monastery was established in the late 12th century by Stefan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, shortly after his abdication. It is the largest and richest of Serbia’s Orthodox monasteries. Its two principal monuments, the Church of the Virgin and the Church of the King, both built of white marble, enshrine priceless collections of 13th- and 14th-century Byzantine painting.”
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Studenica Monastery – Wikipedia
The distance from Belgrade is about 233 km. Approximate time 2h:58m by car.
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Address:
Studenica Monastery
Brezova 10b
36343 Kraljevo
E-mail form:
https://manastirstudenica.rs/en/contact/
Web address :
https://manastirstudenica.rs/en/home/
Phone:
+381 64 642 1243
Đurđevi stupovi – St. George Monastery
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The Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Ђурђеви ступови, romanized: Manastir Đurđevi stupovi, lit. “Pillars of St. George”) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today’s city of Novi Pazar, in the Raška region of Serbia.
The monastery is located near Novi Pazar, on the top of a prominent elevation covered with woods. It was erected in ca. 1170 as an endowment of Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja, dedicated to St. George; it is known as the “Pillars of St. George”. The monastery is exceptional not only for its position and significance it had according to medieval chronicles and manuscripts, but also for its particular architecture. It was named after the church dedicated to St George and its two former bell towers, two high towers – pillars (old Slavic language- stolp, stub). Namely, according to Stefan the First-Crowned, Nemanja had built this church to commemorate his gratitude to St. George for saving him from dungeons-caves where he was put by his brothers.
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The distance from Belgrade is about 279 km. Approximate time 3h:57m by car.
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great-grandson of Evstatija Dragojević
Email:
evstatije.dragojevic@eparhija.me
Phone:
+382 51 080 712
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
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The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (Serbian: Црква светих апостола Петра и Павла / Crkva svetih apostola Petra i Pavla), commonly known as Church of St Peter (Црква Светог Петра / Crkva Svetog Petra) or simply Peter’s Church (Петрова црква / Petrova crkva) is a Serbian Orthodox church, the oldest intact church in Serbia and one of the oldest ones in the region, situated on a hill of Ras, the medieval capital of the Serbian Grand Principality (Rascia), in Novi Pazar, Serbia. It is part of the Stari Ras complex, an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It was founded in the 4th century during Roman rule,[citation needed] while additions were made in the 7th and 9th centuries, after which it served as the ecclesiastical seat of the Serbian church, and as the baptismal church and state council site of the Nemanjić dynasty, until the last years of the 12th century. It is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul.
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The distance from Belgrade is about 275 km. Approximate time 3h:54m by car.
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Kumanica Monastery
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The Kumanica Monastery belongs to the Eparchy of Mileševa of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is located on the territory of the municipality of Sjenica, Serbia, in the village of Vrbnica in the valley of the river Lim, next to the railway line and the main road, on the border of Serbia and Montenegro. Monastery was ruined and abandoned for a long time, but it was restored and consecrated on November 12, 2000. It represents an immovable cultural asset as a cultural monument.
The first written mention of the monastery dates back to 1514. Kumanica was mentioned at two places in the Kruševo document. In the ruins, parts of slabs have been preserved, which are reliably claimed to date from the end of the 13th to the middle of the 15th century, but the area on the north side of the monastery was destroyed during the construction of the railway, so a more reliable dating of the original church is impossible. It is assumed that the golden age of the monastery’s life was in the second half of the 16th and during the 17th century. In the nearby village of Vrbnica, the monastery had three fields in its possession.
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Kumanica Monastery – Wikipedia
The distance from Belgrade is about 303 km. Approximate time 4h:57m by car.
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Adress:
Vrbnica, Serbia
Web address:
www.manastiri-crkve.com
Phone numbers:
+382 84 478 532