The Crna Reka Monastery ( sr, Манастир Црна Река, Manastir Crna Reka,
lit. "Black River Monastery") is a 13th-century
Serbian Orthodox
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The majority of the population in ...
monastery located in
Ribariće
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,
Tutin
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, southwestern Serbia. The monastery is situated at the gorges of
Ibar Kolašin
North Kosovo ( sr, Северно Косово, Severno Kosovo; sq, Kosova Veriore), also known as the Ibar Kolašin ( sr, Ибарски Колашин, Ibarski Kolašin; sq, Koloshini i Ibrit or ''Kollashini i Ibrit''; earlier ''Old Kolašin ...
, on the ("Black River"), and includes the
cave-church
A cave monastery is a monastery built in caves, with possible outside facilities. The 3rd-century monk St. Antony the Great, known as the founder of monasticism, lived in a cave.
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** Qafthanë Cave Church, cave church near Urakë
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dedicated to
Archangel Michael
Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...
with 16th-century frescoes and relics of
Saint Peter of Koriša
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. In the 16th century, Ottoman attacks forced the monks of
Sopoćani
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, other_names =
, image = Manastir Sopocani 2.jpg
, caption = Overview of the Sopoćani
, order = Serbian Orthodox
, established = 1259 - 1270
, disestablished = 1689
, reestablished = 1926
, ...
to flee to the secluded Crna Reka Monastery.
See also
*
Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški
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References
External links
History of Crna Reka Monastery
13th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings
Christian monasteries established in the 13th century
Cultural Monuments of Great Importance (Serbia)
Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Serbia
Medieval Serbian Orthodox monasteries
13th-century establishments in Serbia
Medieval sites in Serbia
Cave monasteries
Caves of Serbia
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