Đurđevi stupovi, Montenegro

monastery near Berane

Đurđevi stupovi (Serbian Cyrillic: Манастир Ђурђеви ступови, meaning Monastery of the tracts of St. George) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery near the town of Berane, in northeastern Montenegro. It should not be confused with the more famous Serbian Orthodox monastery of the same name, Đurđevi stupovi, built by Stefan Nemanja in 1170, in Ras, Serbia. It is the center of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Budimlje-Nikšić in Montenegro. It was founded by Stefan Prvoslav, the nephew of Stefan Nemanja, in 1213.

See also

Bibliography

  • Јанковић, Марија (1985). Епископије и митрополије Српске цркве у средњем веку (Bishoprics and Metropolitanates of Serbian Church in Middle Ages). Београд: Историјски институт САНУ.
  • Вуковић, Сава (1996). Српски јерарси од деветог до двадесетог века (Serbian Hierarchs from the 9th to the 20th Century). Евро, Унирекс, Каленић.
  • Popović, Svetlana (2002). "The Serbian Episcopal sees in the thirteenth century (Српска епископска седишта у XIII веку)". Старинар (51: 2001): 171–184.

Coordinates: 42°51′13″N 19°51′42″E / 42.85361°N 19.86167°E / 42.85361; 19.86167

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.