Tvrdoš Monastery
The Monastery | |
Location within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Monastery information | |
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Full name | Тврдош |
Order | Serbian Orthodox |
Established | 15th century |
Diocese | Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina |
Site | |
Location |
Trebinje, Republika Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Coordinates | 42°43′07″N 18°17′48″E / 42.7186°N 18.2967°E |
Tvrdoš Monastery (Serbian Cyrillic: Тврдош) is a 15th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery near the city of Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 4th-century foundations of the first Roman church on the site are still visible.
The Orthodox monastery was established there in the 15th century, with a cathedral constructed about 1508 and painted with murals by Vicko Lavrov from Dubrovnik in 1517. The monastery remained a seat of the Metropolitans of Herzegovina until the Venetian Empire destroyed it in 1694. The current building of the monastery was constructed in 1924.
See also
External links
- Official page (Serbian)
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