Zavala Monastery
Serbian Orthodox monastery in Bosnia and Herzegovina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Zavala Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Завала, romanized: Manastir Zavala) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the village of Zavala on the southwestern edge of Popovo Polje, in Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina municipality, in the southernmost part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is first mentioned in 1514, which means that the monastery already existed by the early sixteenth century. The monastery was designated National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the KONS in 2003.[1]
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Zavala Monastery | |
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Манастир Zavala | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox |
Rite | Eastern Orthodox |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina |
Patron | Presentation of the Virgin |
Year consecrated | c. 1514 |
Location | |
Location | Zavala, Ravno |
Municipality | Ravno |
State | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Geographic coordinates | 42.8497295110395°N 17.9795980413691°E / 42.8497295110395; 17.9795980413691 |
Materials | stone |
Official name: Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Zavala, the architectural ensemble | |
Type | Category I cultural property |
Criteria | A, B, C i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., D iii.iv., E ii.iii.iv.v., F i.iii., G i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., H i.ii.iii. |
Designated | 5 March 2003 (?th session, decision No. 08.2-6-148/03-2) |
Reference no. | 1820 |
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