MonasterySS 0008
Manasija Monastery (Resava)
Despotovac, Pomoravlje District · Serbia
UNESCO Tentative ListOf exceptional importance
The endowment and burial place of Despot Stefan Lazarević — a fortified monastery with eleven towers and a keep, built in the hard times after the Battle of Kosovo. Manasija was home to the Resava school, a scriptorium that standardised the Serbian literary language and orthography. It is on the UNESCO Tentative List.
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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