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Monastery Of St. Nicholas Of Rošci
The Monastery of St. Nicholas of Rošci ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Манастир Никоље Кабларско, Manastir Nikolje Kablarsko), also known as Saint Nicholas, St. Nicholas Monastery in Kablar, is a Serbian Orthodox Church, Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Rošci, in Moravica District, Moravica district and on the territory of Čačak, City of Čačak, in the west of Serbia. Dedicated to Saint Nicholas, it is one of the ten monasteries of the Ovčar-Kablar Gorge, Ovčar-Kablar gorge, which for this reason is nicknamed the ''Serbian Mount Athos'', It is home to a community of nuns. It is included in the list of ''Cultural Monuments of Great Importance of the Republic of Serbia'' (identifier SK 371). Location The monastery is located at the foot of the Kablar (mountain), Kablar, on the left bank of the West Morava, in the territory of the village of Rošci. History The monastery was founded toward the end of the 15th century; it is first mentioned in 1489, suggesting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serbian Orthodox
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the population in Serbia, Montenegro and Republika Srpska of Bosnia and Herzegovina are baptised members of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is organized into metropolitanates and eparchies, located primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia. Other congregations are located in the Serb diaspora. The Serbian Patriarch serves as first among equals in his church. The current patriarch is Porfirije, enthroned on 19 February 2021. The Church achieved autocephalous status in 1219, under the leadership of Saint Sava, becoming the independent Archbishopric of Žiča. Its status was elevated to that of a patriarchate in 1346, and was subsequently known as the Serbian Patriarchate of Peć. This patriarchate was abolished by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
