MonasterySS 0091
Prohor Pčinjski Monastery
Starac, near Vranje, Pčinja District · Serbia
Of exceptional importance
A monastery on the wooded slopes of Kozjak, on the left bank of the Pčinja, built according to tradition in the 11th century, when the Byzantine Emperor Romanos Diogenes raised a church in gratitude to Saint Prohor of Pčinja, who had foretold that he would become emperor. It is the second-largest monastery complex of the Serbian Orthodox Church after Hilandar, with a theological school and an icon-painting workshop.
Why it is in the database
The monument meets the following criteria:
- VIdentityPermanently inscribed in Serbian historical memory, tradition and literature.
- IVCommunityBuilt and cared for by a Serbian community in the region or in the diaspora.
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