MonasterySS 0095
Devič Monastery
Srbica, Drenica, Metohija · Serbia
Of exceptional importance
A convent in the Drenica forest below Mount Devič, built around 1434 and dedicated to Saint Joanikije of Devič, a hermit whose relics rest in the monastery. According to tradition, it is the endowment of Despot Đurađ Branković. In the March 2004 pogrom the monastery was set on fire and the sisterhood expelled; it was subsequently restored.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IPatronageFounded by Serbian rulers, nobles, the Serbian Church or benefactors.
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
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In the Serbian Historical Corpus
This shrine also has entries on other platforms of the corpus (in Serbian).
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