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Studenica Monastery

Serbia
Date of Inscription: 1986
Criteria: (i)(ii)(iv)(vi)
Village of Studenica, Commune of Kraljevo, Raška District, Republic of Serbia
N43 29 10 E20 32 12
Ref: 389

Brief Description

The Studenica Monastery was established in the late 12th century by Stevan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state, shortly after his abdication. It is the largest and richest of Serbia’s Orthodox monasteries. Its two principal monuments, the Church of the Virgin and the Church of the King, both built of white marble, enshrine priceless collections of 13th- and 14th-century Byzantine painting.