Monastery of St. George (Durdevi Stupovi) description and photos - Montenegro: Berane (Topic)

Monastery of St. George (Durdevi Stupovi) description and photos - Montenegro: Berane. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Durdevi Stupovi.

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Berane is the administrative center of the municipality, located in the north-east of the country. Today Berane is a popular tourist center that attracts with its modern look and abundance of greenery. In addition, the ancient monuments of culture and religion of Montenegro have been preserved on the territory of the city. Also among the significant historical monuments can be noted the remains of the settlements of Budimli and Bihora.

The Monastery of St. George (in its full name - Dzhurdzhevi Stupovi, which literally translates into Russian as "George Towers") is located on the outskirts of Berane, two kilometers from the city. The monastery was erected in 1213 by the ruler of Budimlya - Stephen Pervoslav. It is believed that the fresco painting of the monastery church was carried out during the life of Tsar Dushan.

The temple was subjected to destructive attacks by the Ottoman Empire for a long time, the structure was burned down and rebuilt about five times in its history. The beginning of the XX century marked the reconstruction of the monastery complex, however, during the First World War it was again ravaged by the Austrian army, which turned the cells into stables, and then into a barracks and a dining room.

The monastery was completely restored in 1925 year. Since 1927, the monastery has been decorated with a new church bell, an iconostasis. Since 2001, the monastery has been the seat of the episcopal see of the Diocese of Budimliansko-Nikshichi. The decision to create such a department was made by the Bishops' Council of the Orthodox Serbian Church.

The architecture of the monastery church belongs to the Western Romanesque style: the oval base of a one-nave building with side vestibules and a narthex.

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