The Novo Hopovo Monastery ( sr, Манастир Ново Хопово, Manastir Novo Hopovo) is a
Serb Orthodox monastery on the
Fruška Gora mountain in northern
Serbia, in the province of
Vojvodina. According to tradition, the monastery was built by the
Despots of the
House of Branković
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. The first written mention of the monastery was made in 1451, and the latest mention of the monastery dates back to 1641. The extant church was erected in 1576 and the bell-tower with the small St. Stephen's Chapel upstairs was built between 1751 and 1758. The monastic residences were constructed in several stages, from 1728 until 1771. The icons were painted in 1776 by
Teodor Kračun.
The Novo Hopovo Monastery was declared
Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance ( sr, Непокретна културна добра од изузетног значаја/) are those objects of Immovable cultural heritage that enjoy the highest level of state protection ...
in 1990, and it is protected by the
Republic of Serbia.
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Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance ( sr, Непокретна културна добра од изузетног значаја/) are those objects of Immovable cultural heritage that enjoy the highest level of state protection ...
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Tourism in Serbia
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Monasteries of Fruška Gora
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List of Serb Orthodox monasteries
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References
External links
Novo Hopovo Monastery- Fruškać
More about the monastery
Cultural Monuments of Exceptional Importance (Serbia)
Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Serbia
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