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20 monasteries on our routes
Serbian monasteries: stories worth discovering
From Nemanjić foundations to Fruška Gora’s monasteries, each place has its own story. Explore its origins, art and spiritual heritage, then find a tour that visits it.
Fruška Gora
15th century by tradition · records from 1545
Grgeteg
Translation of the Relics of St Nicholas
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Earlier origins · present church 1752–1756
Staro Hopovo
St Panteleimon
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16th century · present church 1801–1811
Vrdnik — Ravanica
Ascension of Christ
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Braničevo
Valjevo and Šabac area
Church built in 1929 · monastery from 1996
Lelić
St Nicholas of Myra
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Earlier origins · written evidence from the 16th century
Ćelije
Archangels Michael and Gabriel
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Present church · second half of the 16th century
Jovanja kod Valjeva
Nativity of St John the Baptist
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Rebuilt around 1600 · frescoes from 1622
Pustinja
Presentation of the Mother of God
History, photograph and visiting →Medieval Serbia
Late 12th century · UNESCO since 1986
Studenica
Dormition of the Mother of God
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Medieval written records · 14th century
Lešje
Protection of the Mother of God
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Late 14th century · medieval monastery
Sisojevac
Transfiguration of Christ
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