Studenica Monastery
Ušće, Kraljevo · Serbia
1183–1196
Type of monument
Monasteries and Churches
Monasteries and churches are the core of Serbian monumental heritage. From the Church of St Peter and Studenica, through Gračanica and Dečani, to the churches of Szentendre, Trieste, Vienna and Chicago, the endowments of rulers, nobles and ordinary people carry the literacy, art and memory of a nation through the centuries.
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Sopoćani Monastery
Novi Pazar · Serbia
c. 1260
Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery
Novi Pazar · Serbia
1170–1171
Church of St Peter (Petrova crkva)
Novi Pazar · Serbia
9th–10th century
Žiča Monastery
Kraljevo · Serbia
1206–1217
Mileševa Monastery
Prijepolje · Serbia
1234–1236
Manasija Monastery (Resava)
Despotovac · Serbia
1406/7–1418
Ravanica Monastery
Senje, Ćuprija · Serbia
1375–1377
Lazarica Church
Kruševac · Serbia
1370s
Kalenić Monastery
Rekovac · Serbia
1407–1413
Ljubostinja Monastery
Trstenik · Serbia
c. 1388
Cathedral Church of St Michael, Belgrade
Belgrade · Serbia
1837–1840
Church of Saint Sava
Belgrade, Vračar · Serbia
since 1935
St George’s Church, Oplenac
Topola · Serbia
1910–1930
Krušedol Monastery
Irig, Fruška Gora · Serbia
1509–1516
Visoki Dečani Monastery
Dečani · Serbia
1327–1335
Patriarchate of Peć
Peć · Serbia
13th–14th century
Gračanica Monastery
Gračanica · Serbia
1321
Our Lady of Ljeviš
Prizren · Serbia
1306–1307
Monastery of the Holy Archangels
Prizren · Serbia
1343–1352
Banjska Monastery
Zvečan · Serbia
1313–1317
Cetinje Monastery
Cetinje · Montenegro
1701–1704
Ostrog Monastery
Danilovgrad · Montenegro
17th century
Morača Monastery
Kolašin · Montenegro
1252
Tvrdoš Monastery
Trebinje · Bosnia and Herzegovina
medieval; restored in the 20th century
Gračanica of Herzegovina
Trebinje · Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000
Žitomislić Monastery
Žitomislići, near Mostar · Bosnia and Herzegovina
1566
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Banja Luka
Banja Luka · Bosnia and Herzegovina
1993–2004
Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Mostar
Mostar · Bosnia and Herzegovina
1863–1873
Krka Monastery
Kistanje · Croatia
14th century
Krupa Monastery
Obrovac · Croatia
according to tradition 1317
St George’s Church, Staro Nagoričane
Staro Nagoričane, Kumanovo · North Macedonia
1313
Marko’s Monastery
Sušica, Skopje · North Macedonia
1345–1377
Lesnovo Monastery
Lesnovo, Probištip · North Macedonia
1341
Cathedral Church in Szentendre
Szentendre · Hungary
1756–1764
Serbian Church in Ráckeve
Ráckeve · Hungary
rebuilt 1487
Cathedral Church in Timișoara
Timișoara · Romania
1745–1748
Hilandar Monastery
Mount Athos · Greece
1198
Church of Saint Sava in Vienna
Vienna · Austria
1890–1893
Church of Saint Spyridon in Trieste
Trieste · Italy
1861–1869
St Sava Monastery in Libertyville
Libertyville, Illinois · United States
founded 1923
Novo Hopovo Monastery
Irig, Fruška Gora · Serbia
church 1576
Grgeteg Monastery
Grgeteg, Fruška Gora · Serbia
according to tradition 1471; church c. 1770
Bođani Monastery
Bođani, Bač · Serbia
according to tradition 1478; church early 18th century
Ružica Church
Belgrade, Kalemegdan · Serbia
15th century; present church 1867–1869
Gradac Monastery
Raška · Serbia
1277–1282
Pridvorica Monastery
Pridvorica, Ivanjica · Serbia
c. 1195
Monastery of St Nicholas near Kuršumlija
Kuršumlija · Serbia
1159–1166
Prohor Pčinjski Monastery
Starac, near Vranje · Serbia
11th century (according to tradition)
Devič Monastery
Srbica, Drenica · Serbia
c. 1434
Savina Monastery
Herceg Novi · Montenegro
15th–18th century
Piva Monastery
Plužine · Montenegro
1573–1586
Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery in Berane
Berane · Montenegro
completed 1213
Cathedral Church in Sarajevo
Sarajevo · Bosnia and Herzegovina
19th century
Gomirje Monastery
Gomirje, Ogulin · Croatia
c. 1600; church 1719
Matejič Monastery
Matejče, Kumanovo · North Macedonia
rebuilt 1355–1357
Bezdin Monastery
Munar, Arad · Romania
1539
St Sava Church in Jackson
Jackson, California · United States
1894
Rača Monastery
Bajina Bašta · Serbia
late 13th century
Vraćevšnica Monastery
Vraćevšnica, Gornji Milanovac · Serbia
1428–1431
Kovilj Monastery
Kovilj, Novi Sad · Serbia
1741–1749
Dobrun Monastery
Dobrun, Višegrad · Bosnia and Herzegovina
1343
Church of St Luke in Kotor
Kotor · Montenegro
1195
Church of the Holy Annunciation in Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik · Croatia
1877