MonasterySS 0040
Morača Monastery
Kolašin · Montenegro
The endowment of Stefan, grandson of Stefan Nemanja, built in 1252 in the canyon of the Morača river. The Church of the Dormition of the Virgin, built in the spirit of the Raška school, preserves frescoes from the 13th and 17th centuries, among them a cycle of the Prophet Elijah.
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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