Morača Monastery
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Morača Monastery is a 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery in central Montenegro, renowned for its medieval frescoes and historic religious significance.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Serbian Orthodox monastery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Byzantine architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Serbian medieval culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicity | Serbs of Montenegro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToEparchy | Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Montenegro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Assumption of the Holy Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Serbian Orthodox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Stefan Vukanović Nemanjić
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stefan, son of Vukan Nemanjić NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1252 ⓘ |
| founderDynasty | Nemanjić dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frescoesDateFrom |
13th century
ⓘ
16th century ⓘ |
| hasCloister | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bell tower
ⓘ
courtyard ⓘ fortified walls ⓘ monastic dwellings ⓘ |
| hasFresco | Raven Feeding the Prophet Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFrescoCycle | Life of the Prophet Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainChurch | Church of the Assumption of the Holy Mother of God NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasSmallerChurch | Church of Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | cultural monument of Montenegro ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Byzantine-style wall paintings
ⓘ
cultural heritage value ⓘ medieval frescoes ⓘ religious significance in Montenegro ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Church Slavonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Byzantine Rite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Morača River valley
ⓘ
central Montenegro ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kolašin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morača River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | historical region of Brda ⓘ |
| religion | Serbian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | stone slabs ⓘ |
| sufferedDestruction | 16th century Ottoman attacks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Orthodox Christian worship
ⓘ
monastic life ⓘ pilgrimage ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| wasRebuiltInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| wasRebuiltInYear | 1574 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.