Moštanica Monastery

Moštanica (Serbian: Моштаница) is a Serbian Orthodox female monastery located in a valley of the Kozara mountain and Moštanica river some 20km from Kozarska Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.^[1] It is dedicated to Archangel Michael and is protected by law as a cultural heritage monument.^[1] It is ecclesiastically part of the Eparchy of Banja Luka.

Moštanica Monastery

Моштаница (Serbian)
Monastery information
Other names	Monastery of Archangel Michael
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox
Established	Early 16th century
Disestablished	Destroyed several times
Reestablished	Several times
Diocese	Eparchy of Banja Luka
Architecture
Heritage designation	Cultural monument
Designated date	1953
Style	Raška
Site
Location	Kozarska Dubica
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates	45.0891°N 16.8585°E / 45.0891; 16.8585

According to tradition it was founded in the Middle Ages,^[1] but it was built in the early 16th century.^[2] In 1693 the Moštanica monks founded the Komogovina Monastery.^[1] Between 1556 and 1993 the monastery was destroyed seven times.^[2] During World War II the monastery was a site of Ustashe (Croatian fascist regime) crimes against Serbs.^[3]

See also

• Gomionica Monastery
• Liplje Monastery
• Stuplje Monastery