Morača Monastery

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Morača Monastery is a 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery in central Montenegro, renowned for its medieval frescoes and historic religious significance.

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Morača Monastery canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Serbian Orthodox monastery
medieval monastery
architecturalStyle Byzantine architecture
Romanesque architecture
associatedWithCulture Serbian medieval culture
associatedWithEthnicity Serbs of Montenegro
linked to: Serbs
belongsToEparchy Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral
country Montenegro
dedicatedTo Assumption of the Holy Mother of God
linked to: Assumption of Mary
denomination Serbian Orthodox
foundedBy Stefan Vukanović Nemanjić
linked to: Vukan Nemanjić

Stefan, son of Vukan Nemanjić
foundedInCentury 13th century
foundedInYear 1252
founderDynasty Nemanjić dynasty
frescoesDateFrom 13th century
16th century
hasCloister yes
hasFeature bell tower
courtyard
fortified walls
monastic dwellings
hasFresco Raven Feeding the Prophet Elijah
hasFrescoCycle Life of the Prophet Elijah
hasMainChurch Church of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God
hasMaterial stone
hasSmallerChurch Church of Saint Nicholas
heritageStatus cultural monument of Montenegro
knownFor Byzantine-style wall paintings
cultural heritage value
medieval frescoes
religious significance in Montenegro
languageOfInscriptions Church Slavonic
liturgicalTradition Byzantine Rite
locatedIn Morača River valley
central Montenegro
locatedNear Kolašin
Morača River
region historical region of Brda
religion Serbian Orthodox Church
roofMaterial stone slabs
sufferedDestruction 16th century Ottoman attacks
usedFor Orthodox Christian worship
monastic life
pilgrimage
tourism
wasRebuiltInCentury 16th century
wasRebuiltInYear 1574

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Morača associatedWith Morača Monastery
Moračani associatedMonastery Morača Monastery
Morača River near Morača Monastery