MonasterySS 0099
Piva Monastery
Plužine, Piva · Montenegro
Built in 1573–1586, it is the largest Serbian Orthodox church built under Ottoman rule and is known for its rich wall paintings. Because of the construction of a dam and lake on the Piva, the monastery was moved to a new site stone by stone, together with its frescoes; the work was completed in 1982. Its treasury also holds a psalter from the Crnojević printing house.
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.
