Kalenić monastery
Kalenić
Monastery information
Full nameМанастир Каленић
OrderSerbian Orthodox
Established1407-1413
People
Founder(s)Protodaviar Bogdan
Site
LocationKalenić, Serbia
Public accessYes

The Kalenić Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Каленић, romanized: Manastir Kalenić) is an important Serbian Orthodox monastery near Rekovac in central Serbia. It was built by protovestiarios Bogdan in the early 15th century (1407-1413). Village of Kalenićki Prnjavor lies nearby. Painter Radoslav came from the monastery of Kalenić.[1]

Kalenić was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

Fresco of Stefan Lazarević in Kalenić monastery

See also

References

  1. Samardžić, Radovan; Duškov, Milan (1993). Serbs in European Civilization. ISBN 9788675830153.

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