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Манастир Бања | |
 Banja Monastery | |
  Location within Serbia | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Orthodox Christianity |
| Established | unknown, before twelfth century |
| Controlled churches | Church of St. Nicholas, of St. Eliah and the Church of Ascention of the Holy Virgin |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Stefan Dečanski |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated date | 1979 |
| Site | |
| Location | Banja, Priboj, Serbia |
| Public access | yes |
Banja Monastery (Serbian Cyrillic: Манастир Бања) is a Serbian Orthodox Monastery located near Priboj, Serbia. Monastery Banja presents Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance in Serbia.[1]
History
Time of founding of the monastery is unknown, but first historical sources (Studenica Typicon) mention it in XII century.[1] In 1220 year Banja became centar of Dabar Episcopasy.[2] There are three churches within monastery, church of St. Nicholas, of St. Eliah and the Church of Ascention of the Holy Virgin. St. Nicholas Church, main monastery church, was founded by king Stefan of Dečani (1322-1331) in 1329 year. Original church was burned during ottoman invasion.[3] [4] Church was restored in 1570. Church gained present look in 1904 year when last restoration took place. Monastery was not only center of the episcopate but the mausoleum of Vojnovic family, one of the greatest families of that time.
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b Monuments of Culture in Serbia: "manastir Banja" (SANU) (in Serbian and English)
- ^ http://www.pribojskabanja.rs/manastir.php
- ^ Itzkowitz, Norman (1980). Ottoman Empire and Islamic tradition. University of Chicago Press
- ^ Ratko Djurovic. Crnom Gorom. Binoza, Graphic Institute of Croatia. 1969. god. str. 26.
