Banjska Monastery
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The Banjska Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Banjskës; Serbian: Манастир Бањска, romanized: Manastir Banjska, listenⓘ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in the Banjska village near Zvečan, Kosovo.
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Monastery information | |
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Full name | Манастир Светог архиђакона Стефана - Бањска |
Order | Serbian Orthodox |
Established | 1317 (reestablished in 2004) |
Disestablished | 16th century |
Dedicated to | Saint Archdeacon Stephen |
Diocese | Eparchy of Raška and Prizren |
People | |
Founder(s) | King of Serbia Stefan Uroš II Milutin |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Cultural monument of Exceptional Importance |
Designated date | 26 August 1947[1] |
Site | |
Location | Hill near Zvečan |
Country | Kosovo |
Public access | Limited |
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The monastery was the site of Banjska attack, an attack carried by Serb militants against Kosovo Police on 24 September 2023.