Prohor Pčinjski Monastery

Coordinates: 42°19′45″N 21°53′43″E / 42.32917°N 21.89528°E / 42.32917; 21.89528
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Prohor Pčinjski
Прохор Пчињски
Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance
Designated date1979
Site
LocationKlenike, Bujanovac, Serbia

The Monastery of Venerable Prohor of Pčinja (

Pčinja River.[1] The monastery was founded in the 11th century and is the second largest Serbian Orthodox monastery complex after Hilandar.[2]

History

According to tradition, the monastery was founded 1067–1071 by the

King Milutin of Serbia when the frescoes were painted.[2] After the Battle of Kosovo (1389) the monastery was destroyed by the Ottomans but was rebuilt later in the 14th century, and new frescoes were painted.[2] There are reports of the monastery in the 17th and 18th centuries, but in 1817 it was plundered by Albanians and Turks and was abandoned.[citation needed] In the following years, the monastery was run by priests and prominent citizens of the nearby town of Vranje.[citation needed] In 1841, the monastery was burned with fire, along with a relic kept in it, the hand of St. Prohor Pčinjski. In the middle of the 19th century, new monastery buildings were built, in 1870 the famous icon painter Dičo Zograf reworked some of the murals in the church, and in 1899 it was expanded and painted.[citation needed] During the same period, only a few monks permanently resided here. [citation needed
]

In 1913,

hydro power plant were added since.[2] The renovation of the King's residence started in 2013.[1]

On 2 August 1944, the anniversary of the

nation-state of Macedonians within Yugoslavia[3] and proclaimed the Macedonian language
as the official language of the Macedonian state.

In 2010, an underground room from the Early Middle Ages was found in the yard near the monastery.[4] Detailed archaeological examination has not been undertaken yet, because of lack of funds.[5]

For the most of its history, Prohor Pčinjski was

Republic of Serbia.[6]

Within the monastery, there is a theological school and iconography is taught there.[citation needed]

In 2014, part of the roof of the monastery was completely burnt down. In 2015 the state of Serbia, local community and voluntary contributions funds are gathered to rebuild it.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Obnova Kraljevog konaka manastira Prohor Pčinjski ("Reconstruction of the King's Residence of the Prohor Pčinjski Monastery")". www.novosti.rs/. Večernje novosti. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Veljković, Slađana (26 September 2009). "Zapostavljena svetinja ("A Shrine Neglected")". www.novosti.rs/. Večernje novosti. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ^ www.ajmonegde.com:Manastir Prohor Pčinjski, retrieved 21 December 2013
  4. ^ "Prohor Pčinjski: Otkopana građevina ("Prohor Pčinjski: Structure Excavated")". www.novosti.rs/. Večernje novosti. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Za Prohor Pčinjski nema para ("No Money for Prohor Pčinjski")". www.novosti.rs/. Večernje novosti. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ISBN 9788680879604.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  7. ^ (www.wheretoserbia.com), Where TO Serbia. "Where to Serbia". Where TO Serbia. Retrieved 2016-03-23.

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