Cetinje Monastery
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The Cetinje Monastery (Serbian Cyrillic: Цетињски манастир; also known as the New Cetinje Monastery) is the most famous Serb Orthodox monastery in Montenegro. It is the seat of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral. It's name derives from Saint Peter of Cetinje. A center of historical and cultural importance, it was founded between 1701 and 1704 by Prince-Bishop Danilo I on the site of the former court of Ivan the Black.
In the New Cetinje Monastery there are several relics:
- Remains of Saint Peter of Cetinje
- Right hand of Saint John the Baptist
[edit] Medieval Cetinje Monastery
The medieval Cetinje Monastery (Serbian: Srednjovjekovni Cetinjski manastir; also known as the Old Cetinje Monastery (Serbian: Stari Cetinjski manastir)) was a Serb Orthodox monastery built by Montenegrin Lord Ivan the Black in 1484 and consecrated the monastery to the the birth of the Virgin Mary (Hram Roždestva presvete Bogorodice). The founding charter of the monastery is dated 4 January 1485. The monastery was located in Ćipur.
It is believed that the monastery was about 20 metres long and about 6 metres wide, relatively 13x7 metres. With the help of the monastery's blueprints, designed by the Venetian engineer, Barbieri, the approximate dimensions of the monastery can be found. In an etching in the book Oktoih, it can be assumed that the medieval Cetinje Monastery was a three-naved basilica, with a cupola on the center nave. The monastery had elements renaissance architecture. Around the monastery was a 1,400 m2 complex with two smaller churches and an inn.
In 1692, the Venetians demolished the medieval monastery to the ground during the Morean War.
[edit] Sources and References
- Istorijski Leksikon Crne Gore Book 1, A-Crn ISBN 86-7706-165-7
[edit] External links
- Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral: Cetinje Monastery
- Montenegro.org: Monastery at Cetinje - a Montenegrin treasure
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