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Studenica Monastery
Ušće, Kraljevo, Raška · Serbia
UNESCO World HeritageOf exceptional importance
The endowment of Grand Župan Stefan Nemanja and the largest monastery of Raška. The Church of the Virgin, built of white marble, became the burial place of the founder of the Nemanjić dynasty, and it was at Studenica that Saint Sava wrote the Studenica Typikon with the Life of Saint Simeon. The monastery complex also includes the King’s Church of King Milutin from 1314. Studenica was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1986.
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).
