MonasterySS 0068
Novo Hopovo Monastery
Irig, Fruška Gora, Syrmia · Serbia
Of exceptional importance
A Fruška Gora monastery which, according to tradition, was built by the despot family Branković; it is first mentioned in 1451. The present Church of Saint Nicholas was built in 1576, the bell tower with the chapel of Saint Stephen in the mid-18th century, and the icons of the iconostasis were painted in 1776 by Teodor Kračun. Dositej Obradović took monastic vows at Hopovo.
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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