Fenek Monastery
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Location | Surčin municipality, Belgrade, Serbia |
The Fenek Monastery (
The history
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According to the folk tradition, the monastery was built in the second half of the 15th century and its founders were Stefan and Аngelina
The Architecture
The monastery complex consists of the church, the
„The Golden Cross”
The milestone, also known as „The Golden Cross“ proves the large size of the monastery property. It is placed on the right side of the road connecting Jakovo and Boljevci, about 400 m after the Fenek monastery turning. On 20 January 1743 the Empress Maria Theresa assigned „the privilege“ to the Fenek monastery, according to which the property was granted to the monastery. Immediately after that, the bounding of the monastery property was done. The milestone was erected in 1747, thanks to Nikola Marković, and it got the name after the folk tradition, according to which the Serbs rushed to get hold of this milestone, since they felt safe on the monastery property. That is why the monument bears the name Golden cross – as the symbol of salvation.
The Cultural Monument
Within the property of the Fenek monastery and its protected environment there are several archaeological sites: Fenek Mnastery (Middle Ages), Monastery Prnjavor (late Middle Ages) and Monastery fields (Neolithic). The monastery was reconstructed in 1991, and nowadays it is completely renewed. Until 2006, three older nuns lived in the monastery, one of them, sister Agripina died, and the remaining two were moved to other monasteries, mother Paraskeva to the monastery Greteg and Abbotess Magdalina to Radovašnica. By the decision of the competent archimandrites of Srem Vasilije and Of Raška and Prizren Аrtemije the new male monkhood arrived to the monastery in the middle of 2006, Marko from Sopoćani and Makarije from Dečani. Since then, the visits to the monastery increased and the reconstruction of the mansion is in progress.[7] The patron saint of the monastery is Venerable mother Paraskeva, celebrated on 27 October, the folk gathering and the fair is on 7 August.[8]
See also
- List of Serb Orthodox monasteries
References
- ^ Spomenici kulture u Srbiji: Manastir Fenek (website SANU)
- ^ [Lj. Stojanović, The old Serbian records and inscriptions, III The collection for the history, language, and literature of Serbian nation SA, I, 1905; V. Petković, The summary of church monuments through the history of the Serbian nation, Belgrade, 1950 ]
- ^ [М. Коsovac, Serbian Orthodox Metropolis of Karlovac, Sremski Karlovci, 1910; D. Ruvarac, The Metropolis of Belgrade around 1735, the Monument SKA XLII, Belgrade 1905]
- ^ [B. Gavrilović, Some of the woodcarving centres in Vojvodina, The work of Vojvodina museums, Novi Sad, 1954]
- ^ [The works of the woodcarver Aksentije Marković, The church of St. Peter and Paul in Bela Crkva, the Monastery Beočin, the Monastery Bezdin; he is the author of the first Baroque sculpture in Novi Sad – „The Sacrifice of Noah“ (the bell tower of Almaška church) – the work is not saved; K. Pavlović, One not so famous artist from the First Serbian Uprising, „Politika“, no. 18161 from 26 April 1964. S. Stefanović „From the beggar to the nobleman“, „Blic“18 February 2008]
- ^ [I. Vesković, The house of doctor Archibald Reiss, The Cultural Heritage Protection Institute of the City of Belgrade ]
- ^ [The documentation of the Cultural Heritage Protection Institute of the City of Belgrade, according to the Law on Protection of Cultural Properties („The Official Gazette SRS“ no. 28/77) the decision was issued according to which the Fenek Monastery is designated as the cultural property of great importance to the Republic of Serbia (The Decision on designation, „The Official Gazette SRS“ no. 14/79). The immediate vicinity of this monastery, Protected environment around the cultural property of a great importance – Fenek Monastery, enjoys the status of the unity under the previous protection.]
- ^ Manastir Fenek, Manastirska slava, retrieved on 12 February 2013.
External links
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