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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

, denomination = Serbian Orthodox Church , previous denomination = , founded date = , founder = , dedication = , relics = , events = , heritage designation = , designated date = , architectural type = , style = , years built = , demolished date = , archdiocese = , metropolis = , diocese = , province = , division = , subdivision = , archbishop = , bishop = , priest = , archdeacon = , deacon = The Sase Monastery ( sr, Манастир Сасе, Manastir Sase) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the mining village of Sase, in the hills between

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History

It was built in 1242 by Serbian King

Stefan Uroš I Stefan Uroš I ( sr-cyr, Стефан Урош I; 1223 – May 1, 1277), known as Uroš the Great (Урош Велики) was the King of Serbia from 1243 to 1276, succeeding his brother Stefan Vladislav. He was one of the most important rule ...

(r. 1243–76), and was a ''

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'' (property) of

Hilandar The Hilandar Monastery ( sr-cyr, Манастир Хиландар, Manastir Hilandar, , el, Μονή Χιλανδαρίου) is one of the twenty Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Mount Athos in Greece and the only Serbian monastery there. It wa ...

. The foundation and walls of the church were unearthed and renovated in 1850. A new renovation of the monastery began in 1989 when the foundations for the monastery residence were consecrated and a new copper roof was installed to mark the 750th anniversary of its existence. The beginning of the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

made the planned consecration ceremony of the monastery residence, which was planned for 1991, impossible. During the war beginning of 1992 the chapel suffered damage and the newly built residence was destroyed. After the war through the efforts of Bishop Vasilije of Zvornik and Tuzla monastic life was revived. The old monastery chapel was demolished and a new one constructed in 2003. The current head bishop of the monastery is Nikolaj, and it belongs to the

Metropolitanate of Dabar and Bosnia The Metropolitanate of Dabar-Bosnia ( sr, Митрополија дабробосанска / Mitropolija dabrobosanska) is a metropolis of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina, seated in Sarajevo. Since 2017, Metropolitan ...

Architecture

The rebuilt monastery consists of the chapel, the

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fountain, and the residence. The interiors of the chapel are colourfully decorated with frescoes in the traditional style, depicting the lives of saints. An gilded

iconostasis In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis ( gr, εἰκονοστάσιον) is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church. ''Iconostasis'' also refers to a portable icon stand that can be placed ...

shields the altar. A

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tombstone that was excavated close-by is exhibited in the monastery courtyard.

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