The Ćelije Monastery ( sr-Cyrl, Манастир Ћелије, Manastir Ćelije) is a
Serbian Orthodox
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches.
The majority of the populat ...
monastery dedicated to
St. Archangel Michael. It was founded in the late 13th century. Today, monastery is surrounded with tall trees, so cannot be seen from far.
It is best known by being the monastery of saint
Justin Popović
Justin Popović ( sr-cyr, Јустин Поповић, , secular name Blagoje Popović, sr-cyr, Благоје Поповић; 6 April 1894 – 7 April 1979) was a Serbian Orthodox theologian, archimandrite of the Ćelije Monastery, Dostoyevs ...
, (1894–1979), who was canonized by the
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodox Church#Constit ...
in 2010.
Ćelije Monastery was declared
Monument of Culture of Great Importance Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance (/) are those objects of Immovable Cultural Heritage of Serbia, cultural heritage that enjoy the highest level of state protection in the Republic of Serbia. Immovable Cultural Heritage is classi ...
in 1979, and it is protected by
Republic of Serbia
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See also
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Monuments of Culture of Great Importance
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Tourism in Serbia
Tourism in Serbia is officially recognized as a primary area for economic and social growth. The hotel and catering sector accounted for approximately 2.2% of GDP in 2015. Tourism in Serbia employs some 120 000 people, about 4.5% of the countr ...
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Stephen Dragutin of Serbia
Stefan Dragutin ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Драгутин, ; died 12 March 1316), was King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282. From 1282, he ruled a separate kingdom which included northern Serbia, and (from 1284) the neighboring Hungarian banates (or ...
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Jerina's town, Brangović
References
External links
Official siteĆelije Monasteryon www.discoverserbia.org
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Valjevo
Medieval Serbian Orthodox monasteries
Christian monasteries established in the 13th century
13th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings
Cultural Monuments of Great Importance (Serbia)
Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Serbia
13th-century establishments in Serbia
Medieval sites in Serbia