Pustinja
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 Pustinja church
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| Other names | Манастир Пустиња |
| Dedicated to | Presentation of Mary |
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| Location | village Poćuta near Valjevo in Central Serbia |
| Coordinates | 44°11′47.66″N 19°43′36.52″E / 44.1965722°N 19.7268111°ECoordinates: 44°11′47.66″N 19°43′36.52″E / 44.1965722°N 19.7268111°E |
| Public access | yes |
Pustinja (Serbian Cyrillic: Пустиња) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in village Poćuta near Valjevo in Central Serbia.[1]
There is a legend that this monastery has been built in 13th century by king Dragutin but in fact monastery was built in 1622 on the remnants of the older monastery built in 11th century.[2] The construction of the existing monastery buildings has been completed on 25 June 1622.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ "Manastir Pustinja" (in Serbian). Serbian Academy of Science and Arts. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- ^ "MANASTIR PUSTINJA sa crkvom VAVEDENJA PRESVETE BOGORODICE". http://www.manastiri.rs website. Retrieved 7 September 2012. ".Po predanju osnovan je u 13 veku u vreme srpskog krallja Dragutina.Nezavisno od legende današnji hram leži na temeljima još starijeg iz 11.veka."
- ^ "Manastir Pustinja" (in Serbian). Valjevozavas.net website. Retrieved 7 September 2012. "Iznad zapadnih vrata unutar crkve je natpis koji kaže da je gradnja započela u mesecu martu a bila završena 25. juna 1622. godine."
