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The Tvrdoš Monastery ( sr, Манастир Тврдош, Manastir Tvrdoš) is a 15th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery near the city of Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 4th-century foundations of the first Roman church on the site are still visible. The monastery, which is dedicated to the Dormition of the Most Holy
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, was established during the 15th century, with a cathedral constructed around 1508 and painted with murals by Vicko Lavrov from Dubrovnik in 1517. The monastery remained a seat of the Metropolitans of
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until the Venetian Empire destroyed it in 1694. The current monastery building was constructed in 1924. Today, the monastery is renowned for its wine production (in particular from the local Vranac and
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grape varieties) and its wine cellars, one of which dates to the 15th century, which are a popular tourist attraction. As of late 2016, the monastery remains on the Provisional List for status as a National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 6 March 2021, the retired
Bishop of Zahumlje and Herzegovina The Eparchy of Zahumlje, Herzegovina and the Littoral ( sr, Епархија захумско-херцеговачка и приморска, Eparhija zahumsko-hercegovačka i primorska) is an eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church wit ...
(1992–1999),
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was buried in the Chapel of the Resurrection of the Lord in the cemetery of the monastery.


Gallery

File:Манастир Тврдаш.jpg, Monastery and the surrounding landscape Tvrdos monastery.jpg, Atrium Garden of the monastery Tvrdo%C5%A1 Monastery 05.jpg, The church within monastery File:Tvrdoš Monastery wine and souvenirs shop.jpg, Souvenir shop File:Podrumi manastira Tvrdos NKD609.jpg, Monastery wine cellars


See also

Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina


References


External links


Official page
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