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on the slopes of Bratujevac in

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, founded by Serbian king

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(1282–1321) of the

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. Other sources state that, according to legend, it was founded by

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. It is surrounded by woods at the hill of Bratujevac, the frescoes in the monastery includes the Holy Mother in a circle of angels and Saint Michael. The bell was donated by Serbian Prince

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(1815–1839) in the 1830s. Renovation was made in 1902; painting by Steva Todorović in the Romantic style, frescoes by Milisav Marković.

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Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Serbia {{Serbia-stub