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Nikolje Rudničko ( sr-Cyrl, Никоље) is the Serbian Orthodox monastery located in
Donja Šatornja Donja Šatornja (''Доња Шаторња'') is a village located in Serbia. It has approximately 890 inhabitants and is located at 98 km from the capital of Serbia, Belgrade, in the municipality of Topola. One of the most beautiful medieva ...
, 12 km away from Topola, Serbia.


History

The monastery was founded by Nikola Dorjenović, nobleman of despot
Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall ( sr, Стефан Високи / ''Stefan Visoki''), was the ruler of Serbia as prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427), ...
, in 1425. Based on the records etched into the stone blocks on the north facade of the church (now plastered), it is concluded that in the second half of the fifteenth and early sixteenth century monastery had very developed monastic life. In the seventeenth century, when the monastery was reestablished again, there was a major renovation, therefore it is believed that before the renovation monastery was damaged and abandoned for a short period of time. Monastery Nikolje in the eighteenth century was an important spiritual and cultural center in this part of Serbia. Joakim Vujic says that the Turks often burned and looted, but failed to destroy monastery. In 1817 a monumental bell tower was built in the west part of the temple. The reconstruction of the temple in 1850 performed painters Zivko Pavlovic and Ilija Stoicevic. Risto Nikolic, one of the best icon painters in Serbia painted the icons for the iconostasis.


References

{{coord missing, Serbia Monasteries in Serbia