Crna Reka Monastery

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Crna Reka Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery renowned for its secluded cliffside setting and significant religious and cultural heritage.

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Crna Reka Monastery canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Serbian Orthodox monastery
medieval monastery
accessedBy narrow mountain path
associatedWith Serbian medieval state
Serbian monastic hesychast tradition
belongsToTradition Byzantine Rite
country Serbia
culturalSignificance important site of medieval Serbian spiritual life
part of Serbian Orthodox monastic tradition in Raška region
dedicatedTo Archangel Michael
linked to: Saint Michael
elevation approximately 900 meters above sea level
foundedInCentury 13th century
governedBy Eparchy of Raška and Prizren
hasFeature iconostasis with Orthodox icons
monastic cemetery
wooden bridge and gallery attached to rock face
hasFunction cultural heritage site
religious center
hasHeritageDesignation Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance (Serbia)
hasNameInSerbian Манастир Црна Река
hasPart cave-church
monastic cells
small church on the riverbank
wooden gallery built into cliff
hasStatus active monastery
heritageStatus cultural monument of great importance of Serbia
knownFor hermitage in a cave above a river gorge
secluded cliffside setting
spiritual retreat and ascetic tradition
languageOfLiturgicalServices Church Slavonic
locatedIn Ibarski Kolašin region
Raška District
linked to: Raška region

southwestern Serbia
locatedInValleyOf Crna Reka River
locatedNear Kosovo border
Novi Pazar
locatedOn cliff above Crna Reka gorge
nearbySettlement town of Tutin
village of Ribariće
primaryLiturgicalLanguage Serbian
region Sandžak
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousAffiliation Serbian Orthodox Church
style medieval Serbian Orthodox monastic architecture
tourismType cultural tourism
religious tourism
usedAs monastic community
pilgrimage site

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Raška region hasMonastery Crna Reka Monastery
Ras hasMonastery Crna Reka Monastery