The Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery ( sr, Манастир Ђурђеви ступови, Manastir Đurđevi stupovi, lit. "Tracts of St. George") is a

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near the town of

Berane Berane ( cyrl, Беране) is one of the largest towns of northeastern Montenegro and a former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Иванг� ...

, in northeastern

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. It was founded by

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, the nephew of Stefan Nemanja, in 1213. Since 2019, it was the cathedral monastery of the

Eparchy of Budimlja Eparchy ( gr, ἐπαρχία, la, eparchía / ''overlordship'') is an ecclesiastical unit in Eastern Christianity, that is equivalent to a diocese in Western Christianity. Eparchy is governed by an ''eparch'', who is a bishop. Depending on the ...

, until the end of the 17th century. Today, it is the cathedral monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Budimlje-Nikšić in Montenegro.Будимљанско-никшићка епархија: Манастир Ђурђеви Ступови
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Durdevi Stupovi (Berane) 13th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Montenegro Medieval Serbian Orthodox monasteries Berane Religious organizations established in the 1210s 1213 establishments in Europe Nemanjić dynasty endowments Medieval Montenegro

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