Studenica Monastery

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Serbian Orthodox monastery World Heritage Site medieval monastery

Studenica Monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastic complex renowned for its Romanesque-Byzantine architecture and well-preserved frescoes, and is considered one of Serbia’s most important cultural and spiritual centers.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Serbian Orthodox monastery → World Heritage Site → medieval monastery →
alsoKnownAs	Monastery of Studenica → Манастир Студеница →
architecturalStyle	Byzantine → Romanesque → Romanesque-Byzantine →
associatedWithDynasty	Nemanjić dynasty →
builtInPeriod	late 12th century →
burialPlaceOf	Stefan Nemanja → Stefan the First-Crowned →
completionDate	around 1196 →
country	Serbia →
culturalPeriod	Serbian medieval renaissance →
dedicatedTo	The Presentation of the Holy Virgin → The Virgin Mary →
foundedBy	Stefan Nemanja →
founder	Stefan Nemanja →
frescoesDateFrom	13th century →
governingBody	Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Žiča →
hasComponent	Church of the King → Church of the Virgin → fortified walls → monastic quarters →
hasMonasticOrder	cenobitic community →
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site →
heritageStatus	cultural monument of exceptional importance of Serbia →
inception	1180s →
knownFor	Romanesque-Byzantine architecture → Serbian medieval art → well-preserved frescoes →
locatedIn	Raška District →
locatedInHistoricalRegion	Raška →
locatedNear	Kraljevo →
locatedOn	Studenica River →
paintingSchool	Studenica school of painting →
partOf	medieval Serbian cultural heritage →
patronSaint	The Holy Virgin →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy →
religiousAffiliation	Serbian Orthodox Church →
significance	one of Serbia’s most important cultural centers → one of Serbia’s most important spiritual centers →
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(i) → (ii) → (iv) →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince	1986 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Studenica Monastery ("Манастир Студеница") → Studenica Monastery ("Monastery of Studenica") →	alsoKnownAs
Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming →	associatedWith
Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming →	cultCenter
Saint Sava ("Studenica Monastery (organized and endowed)") →	founded
Serbian Orthodox Church →	hasImportantMonastery