Bogovađa Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Боговађа) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in

Bogovađa Bogovađa is a village situated in Lajkovac municipality, Kolubara District The Kolubara District (, ) is one of administrative districts of Serbia. It occupies the central part of western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, it has a popu ...

near

Lajkovac Lajkovac ( sr-cyr, Лајковац) is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District of western Serbia. As of 2022, it has population of 3,211 inhabitants, while the municipality has 13,825 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of ...

in central

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. The monastery has been a bastion of learning since its inception. It had been renovated several times in history, the original monastery dating back to the 15th century, founded by Serbian Despot

Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall (), was a Serbian ruler as prince (1389–1402) and Despot (court title), despot (1402–1427). He was also a diplomat, legislat ...

(r. 1402–1427).

Hieromonk Mardarije Hieromonk Mardarije ( sr-cyr, Јеромонах Мардарије; 1552–66) was a Serbian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox hieromonk and one of the most important early Serbs, Serb printers. Mardarije was the first Belgrade printer and last ...

erected a new monastery, dedicated to St. George, at the location of the ruins, in 1545. It was destroyed in the 18th century, then reconstructed by clergymen

Hadži-Ruvim Hadži-Ruvim ( sr-cyr, Хаџи-Рувим; 19 April 1752 – 29 January 1804), born Rafailo Nenadović ( sr-Cyrl, Рафаило Ненадовић), was a Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска право ...

, Vasilije Petrović and Hadži-Ðera between 1791 and 1795. It was renovated in 1806 by Avakum, and Prince

Miloš Obrenović Miloš Obrenović (; ; 18 March 1780 or 1783 – 26 September 1860) born Miloš Teodorović (; ), also known as Miloš the Great () was the Prince of Serbia twice, from 1815 to 1839, and from 1858 to 1860. He was an eminent figure of the Firs ...

in 1816. The present church facade dates to 1852, while the iconostasis was finished by 1858 by Milija Marković and his sons from

Požarevac Požarevac ( sr-cyr, Пожаревац, ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the Braničevo District in eastern Serbia. It is located between three rivers: Danube, Great Morava and Mlava and below the hill Čač ...

. Hieromonk Mardarije and prince

Grgur Branković Grgur Branković (1415 – 16 October 1459) was a 15th-century Serbian nobleman. Grgur was the eldest son of Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković and Eirene Kantakouzene. In 1439, after the Ottomans captured Smederevo, the capital of the Ser ...

were buried in the monastery. The churchyard includes tombs of soldiers over two centuries, and a fountain built in 1796. The locals called the fountain ''Bogova voda'' ("God's water"), hence the name of the monastery.

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* 16th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings 18th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Serbia Kolubara District Burial sites of the Branković dynasty Cultural Monuments of Great Importance (Serbia) {{Orthodox-monastery-stub