Petkovica Monastery

"Petkovica" redirects here. For the village, see Petkovica (Šabac).

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Petkovica Monastery, Vojvodina, Serbia

The Petkovica Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Петковица, romanized: Manastir Petkovica) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located on Mount Fruška Gora, in the province of Vojvodina, northern Serbia. According to tradition, it was founded by the widow of Stefan Štiljanović, Despotess Jelena. The earliest historical records mentioning the monastery are dated to 1522.^[1]

Petkovica Monastery was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

See also

• Monasteries of Fruška Gora - Fruškać
• Monasteries of Fruška Gora
• Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
• Tourism in Serbia
• List of Serb Orthodox monasteries