Đurđevi Stupovi, Montenegro
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The Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery (, lit. "Monastery of the Pillars of St. George") is a
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 populat ...
monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Monasticism, monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in Cenobitic monasticism, communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a ...
near the town of
Berane Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Ивангра ...
, in northeastern
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. It was founded by Stefan Prvoslav, the nephew of Stefan Nemanja, in 1213. Since 2019, it was the cathedral monastery of the Eparchy of Budimlja, until the end of the 17th century. Today, it is the cathedral monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Budimlje-Nikšić in Montenegro.Будимљанско-никшићка епархија: Манастир Ђурђеви Ступови
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* Eparchy of Budimlje-Nikšić * List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries *
Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral The Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church () is the largest eparchy (diocese) of the Serbian Orthodox Church in modern Montenegro. Founded in 1219 by Saint Sava as the Eparchy of Zeta, it has continued to ex ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Durdevi Stupovi (Berane) 13th-century Serbian Orthodox church buildings Serbian Orthodox monasteries in Montenegro Medieval Serbian Orthodox monasteries Berane Christian monasteries established in the 1210s 1213 establishments in Europe Nemanjić dynasty endowments Medieval history of Montenegro