Banja Monastery
| Манастир Бања | |
Banja Monastery
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 Location within Serbia
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| Monastery information | |
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| Order | Orthodox Christianity |
| Established | unknown, before the 12th century |
| Controlled churches | Church of St. Nicholas, of St. Elijah and the Church of Assumption of the Holy Virgin |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Stefan Dečanski |
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| Heritage designation | Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated date | 1979 |
| Completed date | 1329 |
| Site | |
| Location | Banja, Priboj, Serbia |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| 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]
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History
Time of founding of the monastery is unknown, but the first historical sources (Studenica Typicon) mention it in the 12th century.[1] In 1220 Banja became center of Dabar Episcopasy.[2] There are three churches within the monastery, the Church of St. Nicholas, of St. Eliah and the Church of Ascension of the Holy Virgin. St. Nicholas Church, the main monastery church, was founded by King Stefan Dečanski (r. 1322–31) in 1329. The original church was burned during the Ottoman invasion.[3] The church was restored in 1570 and gained its present look in 1904 when the last restoration took place. The monastery was not only center of the bishopric but the mausoleum of Vojnović noble family.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Monuments of Culture in Serbia: manastir Banja (SANU) (Serbian) (English)
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Itzkowitz, Norman (1980). Ottoman Empire and Islamic tradition. University of Chicago Press
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Articles with Serbian-language external links
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- 14th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings
- Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Serbia
- Nemanjić dynasty endowments
- Priboj
- Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
- 1329 establishments
- Religious organizations established in the 1320s
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