MonasterySS 0079
Gradac Monastery
Raška, Raška · Serbia
Of exceptional importance
The endowment of Queen Helen of Anjou, wife of King Uroš I, built in 1277–1282 during the reign of her son King Dragutin, on a plateau above the Gradačka river at the edge of Golija. The Church of the Annunciation combines the Raška building tradition with Gothic forms, and the queen herself is buried there.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- IPatronageFounded by Serbian rulers, nobles, the Serbian Church or benefactors.
- IIICreativityThe work of Serbian builders, painters and sculptors or of a school of Serbian art.
- 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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