List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries


This is a list of Serbian Orthodox Christian monasteries.

Serbia

Vojvodina

Central Serbia

Kosovo

During the unrest in Kosovo, 35 churches and monasteries were destroyed or seriously damaged. In total, 156 Serbian Orthodox churches and monasteries have been destroyed since June 1999. Many of the churches and monasteries dated back to the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
NameFoundationImageNotes
Monastery of the Holy Archangels
Манастир Свети Арханђели
1343-
Banjska Monastery
Бањска
1312-
Binač Monastery
Бинач/Бузовик
14th century--
Our Lady of Ljeviš
Богородица Љевишка
1307-
Budisavci Monastery
Будисавци
14th century--
Devič Monastery
Девич
1434-
Dobra Voda Monastery
Добра вода
14th century--
Dolac Monastery
Долац
14th century--
Draganac Monastery
Драганац
1381--
Duboki Potok Monastery
Дубоки Поток
14th century--
Globarica Monastery
Глобарица
16th century--
Gorioč Monastery
Гориоч
early 14th century--
Grabovac Monastery
Грабовац
14th century--
Gračanica Monastery
Грачаница
1310-
Kmetovce Monastery
Кметовце
early 14th century--
Mušutište Monastery,
of the Virgin Hodegetria
Мушутиште
1315-
Patriarchal Monastery of Peć
Манастир Пећка патријаршија
>1235-
Saint Barbara Monastery
--
Monastery of St. Mark of Koriša
Свети Марко Коришки
1467-
Monastery of St. Uroš
Свети Урош
before 1371--
Sokolica Monastery
Соколица
14th century--
Studenica Hvostanska
Студеница Хвостанска
early 13th century--
Tamnica Monastery
Тамница
14th century--
Ubožac Monastery
Убожац
late 13th century--
Visoki Dečani Monastery
Високи Дечани
1327-
Vračevo Monastery
Врачево
1316--
Zočište Monastery
Зочиште
before 1327-

Montenegro

Under re-establishment/construction or in ruins

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republika Srpska

NameFoundationImageNotes
Bišnja Monastery
Бишња
2002–06Located in Donja Bišnja, near Derventa.
Čajniče Monastery1492Located in Čajniče.
Detlak Monastery
Детлак
1303Located in Donji Detlak, near Derventa. Founded by King Stefan Dragutin.
Dobrićevo Monastery
Добрићево
1964
Located in Orah, near Bileća. Relocated due to floodings.
Dobrun Monastery
Добрун
1340Located near Višegrad. Founded by župan Pribil. Destroyed in 1462, late 18th century, 1875, World War I, 1945.
Dragaljevac Monastery
Драгаљевац
1909Located near Bijeljina. Altar dating to 1310.
Duga Njiva Monastery
Дуга Њива
1992Located near Modriča.
Duži Monastery
Дужи
1694Located near Trebinje, in the Popovo field.
Glogovac Monastery
Глоговац
before 1463Located in Babići, near Šipovo. Reconstructed by Omar Pasha in 1867.
Gomionica Monastery
Гомионица
before 1536Located in Kmećani, near Banja Luka.
Hercegovačka Gračanica Monastery
Херцеговачка Грачаница
1999Located in Trebinje.
Ilinka Monastery14th centuryLocated in Krupa na Vrbasu. Destroyed by the Ottomans.
Karno Monastery
Карно
1896Located near Srebrenica.
Klisina Monastery
Клисина
Late 15th centuryLocated in Prijedor. Built on an earlier church dating to the 13th century that was destroyed by the Ottomans in 1463.
Knežina Monastery
Кнежина
1962Located near Sokolac. Built on a late medieval foundation.
Krupa Monastery
Крупа
1317
Liplje Monastery
Липље
15th centuryLocated near Teslić. According to folklore founded by Saint Sava in 1219.
Lomnica Monastery
Ломница
1301Located in Šekovići. According to folklore founded by King Stefan Dragutin.
Lovnica Monastery
Ловница
16th century--
Moštanica Monastery
Моштаница
Before 1556Located near Kozarska Dubica. According to folklore founded by the Nemanjić dynasty.
Osovica Monastery
Осовица
13th or 14th centuryLocated near Srbac. Reconstructed in 2003.
Ozerkovići Monastery
Озерковићи
2002Located near Sokolac.
Ozren Monastery
Озрен
16th century-
Papraća Monastery
Папраћа
before 1550Located near Šekovići. According to folklore founded by the Nemanjić dynasty.
Petropavlov Monastery
Петропавлов
20th centuryLocated near Trebinje. Built on medieval foundations.
Pjenovac Monastery
Пјеновац
2001Located near Han Pijesak.
Sase Monastery
Сасе
13th century--
Sokolica Monastery
Соколица
2002Located near Sokolac.
Stuplje Monastery
Ступље
15th centuryDestroyed in 1690.
Monastery of the Holy Archangel Gabriel
Манастир Светог архангела Гаврила
--
Monastery of St. Nicholas
Манастир Светог Николе
2006Located near Bijeljina.
St. Basil of Ostrog Monastery
Манастир Светог Василија Острошког
1996–2001Located in Bijeljina.
Tavna Monastery
Тавна
late 13th centuryLocated near Bijeljina. According to folklore founded by King Stefan Dragutin or his sons.
Treskavac Monastery
Трескавац
Before 1888Located near Ribnik.
Tvrdoš Monastery
Тврдош
1509Located near Trebinje.

Federation of B&H

Croatia

Several monasteries were destroyed during the World War II by the Ustaše and again, during the Yugoslav wars.
NameFoundationImage
Dragović Monastery
Драговић
1395
Gomirje Monastery
Гомирје
1600
Komogovina Monastery
Комоговина
15th century
Krka Monastery
Крка
1577
Krupa Monastery
Крупа
1317
Lepavina Monastery
Лепавина
1550
Orahovica Monastery
1583
Holy Lazarica
Света Лазарица
1874
Saint Cyriaca Monastery
Манастир Свете Недјеље
medieval
Oćestovo Monastery
Оћестово
1928
Saint Parasceva Monastery
Манастир Свете Петке
medieval
St. Basil of Ostrog Monastery
Манастир Светог Василија Острошког
2005–
Eparchy of Marča1578-1597
Pakra Monastery
Манастир Пакра
1556

North Macedonia

The Macedonian Orthodox church declared autocephaly on July 19, 1967, from the Serbian church, a move which is not recognised by any of the churches of the Eastern Orthodox Communion, and since then, the Macedonian Orthodox Church is not in communion with any Orthodox Church. Several Serbian monasteries are thus in control of the non-recognized MOC, in reality part of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric. The following are founded by Serbs or in the control of the SOC:
NameImageFoundationNotes
Kakovo Monastery
Манастир Каково
?
Lesnovo monastery
Манастир Лесново
1341
Marko's Monastery
Марков манастир
1346
Matejić Monastery1357Located near Skopje and Kumanovo.
Saint George Monastery
Манастир светог Ђорђа
1313–18Located in Staro Nagoričane. It was built by Stefan Milutin on the ruins of an older Byzantine church, built in 1071.
Saint Nikita Monastery
Манастир светог Никите
-1307

Romania

Others

Cave monasteries

There are several cave monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church, including those of the Holy Annunciation, Kovilje, Crna Reka, Gornjak, Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški, Kađenica, Lukovo, Rsovci, Savina, in Serbia, and Ostrog monastery, in Montenegro.