MonasterySS 0069
Grgeteg Monastery
Grgeteg, Fruška Gora, Syrmia · Serbia
Of exceptional importance
According to tradition, the monastery was founded in 1471 by Despot Vuk Grgurević, the Fiery Dragon Vuk of folk poetry. Abandoned before the Great Migration, it was restored in 1708 through the efforts of Bishop Isaija Đaković. The Baroque church was built around 1770, and its present iconostasis was painted in 1902 by Uroš Predić.
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.
On the map
Related
