History
The monastery was built from 1388 to 1405. In Ljubostinja were buried Princess Milica, Lazar Hrebeljanović's wife and Nun Jefimija, which after the Battle of Kosovo became a nun along with a number of other widows of Serbian noblemen, who lost their lives in the battles on the river Maritsa and Kosovo Polje. Today, Ljubostinja is a female monastery, which preserves and maintains about fifty nuns. During the rebellion of Kočine, the people were invited on rebellion from the Ljubostinje monastery. After the collapse of rebellion, Turks burned the monastery to revenge the Serbs, and most of the frescoes were destroyed. Also, when the monastery was set on fire, a secret treasure was discovered hidden in the monastery wall behind icons in which the Princess Milica hid their treasure. Among the stolen treasure was located Crown of Prince Lazar, which is now in Istanbul.
Architecture and painting
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Entrance of the Ljubostinja monastery
Monastery Ljubostinja has one dome and narthex. It was built with trimmed stones, while the facade was re-plastered and painted to imitate masonry of stone and bricks. The monastery was built in the Morava Style. The builder is master Rade Borović, whose name is on the threshold of the passage from the narthex to nave. Paintings are only partially preserved, and it was built on two occasions. In the narthex are portraits of Prince Lazar and Princess Milica made by Hieromonk Makarije. From the painting works are still preserved: "Great Holidays," "Passion," "Miracles" ... The church also have very valuable iconostasis, which was painted by Nikola Marković in 1822.
Ljubostinja was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.
Notes and references
Coordinates: 43°39′N 21°00′E / 43.650°N 21.000°E / 43.650; 21.000
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Cultural Monuments |
- St. Achillius Church
- Mramorje
- Belgrade Fortress
- Princess Ljubica's Residence
- Dositej's Lyceum
- Captain Miša's Mansion
- Belgrade Cathedral
- Museum of 4 July
- Illegal Partisan Printing Houses
- Prince Miloš's Residence
- Prohor Pčinjski
- Pokajnica
- Golubac Fortress
- Takovo Museum
- Manasija
- Tabula Traiana and Trajan's Bridge
- Old Parliament and Court
- House of Svetozar Marković
- Sobrašice
- Žiča
- Studenica monastery
- Maglič
- Stolice
- Lazarica with Kruševac Fortress
- St. Nicholas Monastery
- Holy Mother of God Church, Kuršumlija
- Lazarevac Memorial Ossuary
- Cer Memorial Ossuary
- Vuk Karadžić's birth house
- Ljubovija Memorial Ossuary
- Lepenski Vir
- Stefan Lazarević Memorial
- Hajduk Veljko's Powder Magazine
- Early Byzantine Tomb with Frescoes
- Skull Tower
- Niš concentration camp
- Đurđevi stupovi
- St. Peter's Church, Ras
- Sopoćani
- Stari Ras
- Old House, Pirot
- Banja Monastery
- Mileševa
- Partisan Hospital, Prijepolje
- Gornja Dobrinja
- Gradac monastery
- Kalenić monastery
- Smederevo fortress
- Museum of 1941 Upraising
- Partisan printing house "Borba"
- Headquarters of the Main People's Liberation Comity of Serbia
- Plant nursery, Užice
- Kadinjača
- Stari Han
- Karađorđe's Topola with Oplenac
- Ljubostinja
- Ravanica
- House of Dimitrije Tucović
- Wine cellar, Atenica
- Memorial chapel with the crypt, Prnjavor
- Wooden Church, Dub
- Sirogojno Old Village
- Partisan Hospital, Krčagovo
- Monument to the Unknown Hero
- Memorial Rooms in Prohor Pčinjski
- Bođani monastery
- Franciscan Church, Bač
- Dunđerski Palace
- Neštin House
- Bački Petrovac House
- Beočin monastery
- Rakovac monastery
- Šlajz
- Bishop's palace, Vršac
- Mesić monastery
- Vojinović Bridge
- Medieval palace of Vučitrn
- Monastery of Saint Barbara
- Wooden house of Lođani
- Hadum mosque
- Serbian Orthodox Church in Čurug
- Church of St. Nicholas, Stari Slankamen
- Velika Remeta monastery
- Vrdnik-Ravanica
- Grgeteg monastery
- Jazak monastery
- Krušedol monastery
- Mala Remeta monastery
- Novo Hopovo monastery
- Staro Hopovo monastery
- Presentation of Jesus Church, Krušedol Selo
- Gorioč monastery
- Bogorodica Hvostanska
- Church of St. John, Crkolez
- Church of St. Nicholas, Đurakovac
- Church of St. Nicholas, Kikinda
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- Romanian Orthodox Church in Uzdin
- Holy Thetokos Church, Vaganeš
- Ubožac Monastery
- Presentation of Mary Church, Lipljan
- Arača
- Almaška Church
- Dormition Church, Novi Sad
- Novo Brdo Fortress
- Church of St. Nicholas and St. John, Velika Hoča
- Vojlovica monastery
- Transfiguration Church, Pančevo
- Transfiguration Church, Budisavci
- Bajrakli Mosque
- Church of St. Jeremiah, Goraždevac
- Warehouses of Karlovčić
- Church of St. Luke, Kupinovo
- Ogar House
- Orthodox Church in Sibač
- Kaljaja Fortress
- Monastery and Hermitage of St. Peter of Koriša
- Church of the Holy Saviour, Prizren
- Church of St. Nicholas, Prizren
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- Sinan Pasha Mosque
- Hammam of Prizren
- Imperial Mosque
- Church of St. John, Sombor
- Devič
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- Kuveždin monastery
- Petkovica monastery
- Šišatovac monastery
- Old Church of St. Stephen, Šišatovac
- Patriarchate of Karlovci
- Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, Sremski Karlovci
- Warehouses of Golubinci
- Subotica Synagogue
- Subotica City Hall
- Svrčin
- Church of the Virgin Hodegetria, Mušutište
- St. George Church, Rečani
- Roman Catholic Church in Čoka
- Orthodox Church in Vilovo
- Zvečan Fortress
- The Protection of the Mother of God Church in Boljetin
- Monuments of Nerodimlje
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- Privina Glava monastery
- Orthodox Church in Molovin
- Monastery of the Holy Archangels
- Gračanica monastery
- Visoki Dečani
- Bogorodica Ljeviška
- Patriarchate of Peć
- Banjska monastery
- Terzijski Bridge
- Miloš Obrenović's House
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1557–1766 | |
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1831–1920 |
- Melentije Pavlović
- Petar Jovanović
- Mihailo Jovanović
- Teodosije Mraović
- Inokentije Pavlović
- Dimitrije Pavlović
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Serbia |
- Church of Saint Sava
- St. Michael's Cathedral
- St. George, Banovo Brdo
- Ružica
- St. Mark's Church, Belgrade
- St. Basil of Ostrog
- Church of the Ascension, Belgrade
- St. Achillius, Arilje
- Peter's Church, Ras
- St. Mark's Church, Užice
- Cave Church, Lukovo
- Štava Church
- Odžaklija
- Kađenica
- Lazarica Church
- Church of St. George, Lukovo
- Church of Holy Ascension, Krupanj
- Saint George's Cathedral (Novi Sad)
- the Assumption, Zrenjanin
- Our Lady of Ljeviš*
- Cathedral of Saint George, Prizren
- Church of the Virgin Hodegetria*
- Church of St. Elijah, Podujevo*
- Church of St. Nicholas, Prizren*
- Mala Gospojina Church*
- Church of Christ the Saviour, Pristina*
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Montenegro | |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
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Croatia |
- Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva
- Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja
- Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar
- Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci
- Church of St. George, Kneževo
- Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, Negoslavci
- Church of Pentecost, Markušica
- Church of St. George, Bobota
- Church of St. Stephen, Borovo
- Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Srijemske Laze
- Church of St. Peter and Paul, Bolman
- Church of St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac
- Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci
- Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Gaboš
- Church of St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak
- Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj
- Church of St. George, Tovarnik
- Church of St. Nicholas, Pačetin
- Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Zagreb
- Church of St. George, Grubišno Polje
- Church of St. Nicholas, Karlovac
- Church of Saint Parascheva, Slabinja
- Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Drežnica
- Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Štikada
- Church of St. George, Varaždin
- Church of the Holy Annunciation, Dubrovnik
- Orthodox Church in Knin
- Church of St. Peter and Paul, Tepljuh
- St. Spyridon Church, Peroj
- Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka
- Church of St. Nicholas, Vrlika
- Orthodox church of Holy Salvation, Cetina
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United Kingdom | |
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United States | |
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Other countries |
- St. Archangel Michael Serbian Orthodox Church (Toronto), Canada
- Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, Slovenia
- Serbian Church in Arad, Romania
- St. Sava Church, Paris, France
- Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste, Italy
- Annunciation Church, Szentendre, Hungary
- Transfiguration Church, Szentendre, Hungary
- Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Stockholm, Sweden
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