Krušedol Monastery
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| Location | Krušedol Prnjavor, Vojvodina. Serbia |
| Coordinates | 45°07′09″N 19°56′24″E / 45.11917°N 19.94000°E |
The Krušedol Monastery (
History
It was founded between 1509 and 1514 by Saint
In 1670, it had the largest brotherhood of all monasteries on Fruška Gora: 90 monks and 12 elders. In 1690, during the
During World War II, the monastery wasn't burned, but was looted and damaged, nevertheless.[1]
Characteristics
The church was originally built in the Morava architectural school style. However, after the 18th century reconstruction, seven church windows were reworked in the Baroque style. Above one of the windows on the east side, there is a sundial. It tells time from 6:00 to 17:00.[1]
The monastery has its own flower garden, loans and a park. It is gated, and the entry park gate is made in the shape of the church.[1]
Interior
Today's icons and paintings have been symbolically adapted from the original, Medieval period, to the Baroque era.[1] The iconostasis contains icons from different periods, from the 16th century to the 19th century. The original frescoes of the interior were painted in 1545, but they were overpainted in oil technique between 1745 and 1757. The 18th-century paintings are the works by Jov Vasiljevich and Stefan Tenecki.
The rich monastery vault has been looted several times. Part of the artifacts was returned later. The valuable either belongs originally to the Branković family, or to the other Serbian noble families. There is also a voluminous library. Old church books were brought by the hegumen Amfilohije from Russia in 1651. In 1662, the "Service and akathist to the Saints" was written in Krušedol, so as a rich annals.[1]
Burial sites
The whole Branković family, as well as two
Importance
It has been described that "what Studenica was for the
Because of the large library, many scholars used to visit and stay in the monastery, including the poet Laza Kostić. Author Dejan Medaković wrote about Krušedol, especially of the paintings.[1]
Krušedol Monastery was declared a
The monastery is a recipient of the Order of St. Sava 1st grade and held a status of Imperial lavra.[1]
Gallery
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See also
- Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
- Tourism in Serbia
- Monasteries of Fruška Gora
- List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries
References
External links
- Monasteries of Fruška gora - Fruškać
- Krušedol monastery - Fruškać
- More about the monastery
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