The Majstorovina Monastery ( sr, Манастир Мајсторовина, Manastir Majstorovina) is a
Serbian Orthodox
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous ( ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.
The majority of the population ...
monastery located in the village of
Majstorovina in
Bijelo Polje
Bijelo Polje ( cnr, Бијело Поље, ) is a town in northeastern Montenegro on the Lim River. It has an urban population of 15,400 (2011 census). It is the administrative, economic, cultural and educational centre of northern Montenegro.
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. It includes the Church of the Holy Trinity, dating back to the reign of
Vukan Nemanjić
Vukan Nemanjić ( sr-cyr, Вукан Немањић, ; before 1165 – after 1207) was the Grand Prince of the Grand Principality of Serbia from 1202 to 1204. He was the Grand Prince of Pomorje (titular King) from 1195 until his death. He was the ...
. It was abandoned in the 17th century, its documents having been relocated to the
Dobrilovina Monastery and the
Nikoljac Monastery.
Architecture
In terms of architectural and spatial traits, there is resemblance between the
Uvac Monastery
The Uvac Monastery ( sr, Манастир Увац) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in western Serbia.
Architecture
The monastery was built in the Raška architectural school. In terms of architectural and spatial traits, there is resemblance b ...
, Church of the Annunciation Monastery in
Ovčar Banja
Ovčar Banja ( sr-cyr, Овчар Бања) is a village and a spa located in the city of Čačak, Serbia. Located near the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge in the valley of the West Morava, it is known as the "Serbian Mount Athos" because of the numerous mona ...
,
Pustinja Monastery
The Pustinja Monastery ( sr, Манастир Пустиња, Manastir Pustinja) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in village Poćuta near Valjevo in Central Serbia.
According to local legends this monastery was built in the 13th century by Draguti ...
,
Dobrilovina Monastery, Majstorovina Monastery,
Tronoša Monastery and others.
History
It includes the Church of the Holy Trinity, dating back to the reign of
Vukan Nemanjić
Vukan Nemanjić ( sr-cyr, Вукан Немањић, ; before 1165 – after 1207) was the Grand Prince of the Grand Principality of Serbia from 1202 to 1204. He was the Grand Prince of Pomorje (titular King) from 1195 until his death. He was the ...
. In 1673, the valuables of the Ravna Reka monastery (''Majstorovina'') were transferred to the Dobrilovina monastery.
These valuables, including books and church utensils, among which were an ancient ''
panagia
Panagia ( el, Παναγία, fem. of , + , the ''All-Holy'', or the ''Most Holy''; pronounced ) (also transliterated Panaghia or Panajia), in Medieval and Modern Greek, is one of the titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern ...
'', were later transferred to the
Nikoljac Monastery in
Bijelo Polje
Bijelo Polje ( cnr, Бијело Поље, ) is a town in northeastern Montenegro on the Lim River. It has an urban population of 15,400 (2011 census). It is the administrative, economic, cultural and educational centre of northern Montenegro.
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References
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Bijelo Polje
Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Montenegro
13th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings
Medieval Serbian Orthodox monasteries
Medieval Montenegro
Nemanjić dynasty endowments