Mažić Monastery
Mažić Monastery | |
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Манастир Мажићи | |
Years built | 12th century |
Mažić or Orahović monastery (Serbian Cyrillic: Манастир Мажићи) is a Serbian Orthodox medieval monastery located near village Mažići, 14 km southeast of Priboj and belongs to Diocese of Mileševo.
Today, the Mažići Monastery is under the protection of
History
It was created in 12th century, during the reign of Stefan Nemanjic (1166–1196). The monastery complex was demolished and rebuilt on several occasions, and was permanently abandoned at the beginning 18th century.[1] Archaeological research complex showed his great age as a cult place, finds from prehistory, and among the most significant finds are the remains of a hospital from the time of the king Milutin (1282—1321), in which medieval relics were found.
The location of the monastery itself is a old cult place. During the archeological excavations of the complex, prehistoric burial mounds were found from
See also
Sources
- ^ ISBN 8680879126.
- ^ Красић, Владимир (1885). Опис манастира Ораховице : прилог к историји српске цркве. Нови Сад: Српска штампарија дра Светозара Милетића.
Literature
- Марковић, Василије (1920). Православно монаштво и манастири у средњовековној Србији (I изд.). Сремски Карловци. стр. 66—67.
- „Мажићи, остаци манастира — Споменици културе у Србији”. САНУ (на језику: српски).