The Glogovac Monastery ( sr, Манастир Глоговац, Manastir Glogovac) is a

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dedicated to

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and located at the village of Babići near Šipovo in the

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entity of

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. It is the only monastery in this area. The original building was destroyed in 1463 when this region was occupied by

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First reconstruction

Omer-paša Latas started reconstructing this monastery by building a church in 1867. Bishop Dionisije Milijević put this church into operation in 1869. According to one of the stories, enslaved

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

asked the

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to allow them to re-build this holy place. Permission was granted under condition that church bells were not heard. This is the reason the monastery is built between steep hills.

Second reconstruction

Glogovac is the spiritual focal point for this area. Seventy five years after the monastery was re-built it was destroyed again. This time it was done by the

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and this happened on October 14, 1944. Around 1960, the monastery was sufficiently re-built to be used as a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

. In 1999, complete reconstruction was started and it was finished in 2005. Left of the main building, work on building St. George's camp has started. Another project underway is the finishing of a building for

pilgrim A pilgrim (from the Latin ''peregrinus'') is a traveler (literally one who has come from afar) who is on Pilgrimage, a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the a ...

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