Ubožac or Rđavac Monastery is a former
Serbian Orthodox monastery, the ruins of which are located near the village of Močare, Serbia, not far from
Kosovska Kamenica. The time of its creation is not known, and in scientific circles its rise is placed either in the middle of the
14th century or during
the Ottoman rule.[1] According to tradition, the founder is St.
Jelena Dečanska.[2]
Architecture
The church dedicated to the
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary has a triconchos base with regular apses, a narthex and a dome, which once rested on free supports. In its construction, properly cut stones, decorative patterning using bricks, as well as stone interweaving made of non-fluted strips were used. To the west of the church, there are the remains of a dining room that had a basement, to the north and south are the remains of a guest house with a porch, and within the complex there are also two multi-story towers.[3]
References
^"Ubožac Monastery". www.putevimapravoslavlja.info (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-02-26.
Ubožac or Rđavac Monastery is a former
Serbian Orthodox monastery, the ruins of which are located near the village of Močare, Serbia, not far from
Kosovska Kamenica. The time of its creation is not known, and in scientific circles its rise is placed either in the middle of the
14th century or during
the Ottoman rule.[1] According to tradition, the founder is St.
Jelena Dečanska.[2]
Architecture
The church dedicated to the
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary has a triconchos base with regular apses, a narthex and a dome, which once rested on free supports. In its construction, properly cut stones, decorative patterning using bricks, as well as stone interweaving made of non-fluted strips were used. To the west of the church, there are the remains of a dining room that had a basement, to the north and south are the remains of a guest house with a porch, and within the complex there are also two multi-story towers.[3]
References
^"Ubožac Monastery". www.putevimapravoslavlja.info (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-02-26.