Rača monastery
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Established | 1276-1282 |
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Founder(s) | Stefan Dragutin |
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Location | Bajina Bašta |
The Rača Monastery (
History of Serbian literature owes most of the creativity to the Račanska škola (School of Rača) and its alumni,
, etc. Like the monks of Rača, it not uncommon for anonymous writers to be referred to by their first name and the name of the place with which their life or work is connected.Turkish travel writer, dervish Zulih, also known as Evliya Çelebi noted in his travelogue of 1630 that in Rača Monastery there were 300 monk scribes, who were served by 400 shepherds, blacksmiths, and other staff. The security guard included 200 armed men.
During the Great Turkish War in 1689 the monastery was partially destroyed by the invading Turks. In 1826 it was reconstructed after being burned down several times while Serbia was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire.
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- ISBN 9789004335448.
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