The Stara Pavlica Monastery () is a medieval

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monastery located in Pavlica, Raška, in south

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on a rocky plateau above the Ibar River, six kilometres north of the town of Raška. It is believed to have originated in the pre-

Nemanjić Dynasty The House of Nemanjić ( sr-Cyrl, Немањић, Немањићи; Nemanjić, Nemanjići, ) was the most prominent Serbian dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages. This princely, royal and imperial house produced List of Serbian monarchs, twelv ...

at the end of the 11th century. The monastery is first mentioned in the charter of King Stefan the First Crowned, and parts of the church were restored during the 1970s. The monastery church is dedicated to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul.

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