List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries
This is a list of Serbian Orthodox Christian monasteries.
Serbia
Vojvodina
Central Serbia
Kosovo
During the unrest in Kosovo, 35 churches and monasteries were destroyed or seriously damaged. In total, 156 Serbian Orthodox churches and monasteries have been destroyed since June 1999. Many of the churches and monasteries dated back to the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.Name | Foundation | Image | Notes |
Monastery of the Holy Archangels Манастир Свети Арханђели | 1343 | - | |
Banjska Monastery Бањска | 1312 | - | |
Binač Monastery Бинач/Бузовик | 14th century | - | - |
Our Lady of Ljeviš Богородица Љевишка | 1307 | - | |
Budisavci Monastery Будисавци | 14th century | - | - |
Devič Monastery Девич | 1434 | - | |
Dobra Voda Monastery Добра вода | 14th century | - | - |
Dolac Monastery Долац | 14th century | - | - |
Draganac Monastery Драганац | 1381 | - | - |
Duboki Potok Monastery Дубоки Поток | 14th century | - | - |
Globarica Monastery Глобарица | 16th century | - | - |
Gorioč Monastery Гориоч | early 14th century | - | - |
Grabovac Monastery Грабовац | 14th century | - | - |
Gračanica Monastery Грачаница | 1310 | - | |
Kmetovce Monastery Кметовце | early 14th century | - | - |
Mušutište Monastery, of the Virgin Hodegetria Мушутиште | 1315 | - | |
Patriarchal Monastery of Peć Манастир Пећка патријаршија | >1235 | - | |
Saint Barbara Monastery | - | - | |
Monastery of St. Mark of Koriša Свети Марко Коришки | 1467 | - | |
Monastery of St. Uroš Свети Урош | before 1371 | - | - |
Sokolica Monastery Соколица | 14th century | - | - |
Studenica Hvostanska Студеница Хвостанска | early 13th century | - | - |
Tamnica Monastery Тамница | 14th century | - | - |
Ubožac Monastery Убожац | late 13th century | - | - |
Visoki Dečani Monastery Високи Дечани | 1327 | - | |
Vračevo Monastery Врачево | 1316 | - | - |
Zočište Monastery Зочиште | before 1327 | - |
Montenegro
Under re-establishment/construction or in ruins
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Republika Srpska
Name | Foundation | Image | Notes |
Bišnja Monastery Бишња | 2002–06 | Located in Donja Bišnja, near Derventa. | |
Čajniče Monastery | 1492 | Located in Čajniče. | |
Detlak Monastery Детлак | 1303 | Located in Donji Detlak, near Derventa. Founded by King Stefan Dragutin. | |
Dobrićevo Monastery Добрићево | 1964 | Located in Orah, near Bileća. Relocated due to floodings. | |
Dobrun Monastery Добрун | 1340 | Located near Višegrad. Founded by župan Pribil. Destroyed in 1462, late 18th century, 1875, World War I, 1945. | |
Dragaljevac Monastery Драгаљевац | 1909 | Located near Bijeljina. Altar dating to 1310. | |
Duga Njiva Monastery Дуга Њива | 1992 | Located near Modriča. | |
Duži Monastery Дужи | 1694 | Located near Trebinje, in the Popovo field. | |
Glogovac Monastery Глоговац | before 1463 | Located in Babići, near Šipovo. Reconstructed by Omar Pasha in 1867. | |
Gomionica Monastery Гомионица | before 1536 | Located in Kmećani, near Banja Luka. | |
Hercegovačka Gračanica Monastery Херцеговачка Грачаница | 1999 | Located in Trebinje. | |
Ilinka Monastery | 14th century | Located in Krupa na Vrbasu. Destroyed by the Ottomans. | |
Karno Monastery Карно | 1896 | Located near Srebrenica. | |
Klisina Monastery Клисина | Late 15th century | Located in Prijedor. Built on an earlier church dating to the 13th century that was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1463. | |
Knežina Monastery Кнежина | 1962 | Located near Sokolac. Built on a late medieval foundation. | |
Krupa Monastery Крупа | 1317 | ||
Liplje Monastery Липље | 15th century | Located near Teslić. According to folklore founded by Saint Sava in 1219. | |
Lomnica Monastery Ломница | 1301 | Located in Šekovići. According to folklore founded by King Stefan Dragutin. | |
Lovnica Monastery Ловница | 16th century | - | - |
Moštanica Monastery Моштаница | Before 1556 | Located near Kozarska Dubica. According to folklore founded by the Nemanjić dynasty. | |
Osovica Monastery Осовица | 13th or 14th century | Located near Srbac. Reconstructed in 2003. | |
Ozerkovići Monastery Озерковићи | 2002 | Located near Sokolac. | |
Ozren Monastery Озрен | 16th century | - | |
Papraća Monastery Папраћа | before 1550 | Located near Šekovići. According to folklore founded by the Nemanjić dynasty. | |
Petropavlov Monastery Петропавлов | 20th century | Located near Trebinje. Built on medieval foundations. | |
Pjenovac Monastery Пјеновац | 2001 | Located near Han Pijesak. | |
Sase Monastery Сасе | 13th century | - | - |
Sokolica Monastery Соколица | 2002 | Located near Sokolac. | |
Stuplje Monastery Ступље | 15th century | Destroyed in 1690. | |
Monastery of the Holy Archangel Gabriel Манастир Светог архангела Гаврила | - | - | |
Monastery of St. Nicholas Манастир Светог Николе | 2006 | Located near Bijeljina. | |
St. Basil of Ostrog Monastery Манастир Светог Василија Острошког | 1996–2001 | Located in Bijeljina. | |
Tavna Monastery Тавна | late 13th century | Located near Bijeljina. According to folklore founded by King Stefan Dragutin or his sons. | |
Treskavac Monastery Трескавац | Before 1888 | Located near Ribnik. | |
Tvrdoš Monastery Тврдош | 1509 | Located near Trebinje. |
Federation of B&H
Croatia
Several monasteries were destroyed during the World War II by the Ustaše and again, during the Yugoslav wars.Name | Foundation | Image |
Dragović Monastery Драговић | 1395 | |
Gomirje Monastery Гомирје | 1600 | |
Komogovina Monastery Комоговина | 15th century | |
Krka Monastery Крка | 1577 | |
Krupa Monastery Крупа | 1317 | |
Lepavina Monastery Лепавина | 1550 | |
Orahovica Monastery | 1583 | |
Holy Lazarica Света Лазарица | 1874 | |
Saint Cyriaca Monastery Манастир Свете Недјеље | medieval | |
Oćestovo Monastery Оћестово | 1928 | |
Saint Parasceva Monastery Манастир Свете Петке | medieval | |
St. Basil of Ostrog Monastery Манастир Светог Василија Острошког | 2005– | |
Eparchy of Marča | 1578-1597 | |
Pakra Monastery Манастир Пакра | 1556 |
North Macedonia
The Macedonian Orthodox church declared autocephaly on July 19, 1967, from the Serbian church, a move which is not recognised by any of the churches of the Eastern Orthodox Communion, and since then, the Macedonian Orthodox Church is not in communion with any Orthodox Church. Several Serbian monasteries are thus in control of the non-recognized MOC, in reality part of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric. The following are founded by Serbs or in the control of the SOC:Name | Image | Foundation | Notes |
Kakovo Monastery Манастир Каково | ? | ||
Lesnovo monastery Манастир Лесново | 1341 | ||
Marko's Monastery Марков манастир | 1346 | ||
Matejić Monastery | 1357 | Located near Skopje and Kumanovo. | |
Saint George Monastery Манастир светог Ђорђа | 1313–18 | Located in Staro Nagoričane. It was built by Stefan Milutin on the ruins of an older Byzantine church, built in 1071. | |
Saint Nikita Monastery Манастир светог Никите | - | 1307 |