Zavala Monastery | |
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Манастир Zavala | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox |
Rite | Eastern Orthodox |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina |
Patron | Presentation of the Virgin |
Year consecrated | c. 1514 |
Location | |
Location | Zavala, Ravno |
Municipality | Ravno |
State | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Geographic coordinates | 42°50′59″N 17°58′47″E / 42.8497295110395°N 17.9795980413691°E |
Materials | stone |
Official name: Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Zavala, the architectural ensemble | |
Type | Category I cultural property |
Criteria | A, B, C i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., D iii.iv., E ii.iii.iv.v., F i.iii., G i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., H i.ii.iii. |
Designated | 5 March 2003 (?th session, decision No. 08.2-6-148/03-2) |
Reference no. | 1820 |
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The Zavala Monastery ( Serbian: Манастир Завала, romanized: Manastir Zavala) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the village of Zavala on the southwestern edge of Popovo Polje, in Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina municipality, in the southernmost part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is first mentioned in 1514, which means that the monastery already existed by the early sixteenth century. The monastery was designated National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the KONS in 2003. [1]
Some 55 kilometres to the east lies the town of Trebinje. The monastery is dedicated to the Presentation of Mary. The northern wall of the monastery's church is situated within a cave. This monastery is also known as a place where Basil of Ostrog entered into monasticism.
Along with Žitomislić and Tvrdoš, Zavala is one of the most important monasteries in East Herzegovina. The monastery was established around 1514. Two years later, in 1516, the Ottomans ordered the destruction of Catholic churches built before the conquest of Herzegovina. For this reason, many Catholics in the region of Popovo Polje converted to Eastern Orthodoxy. The proximity of the Zavala monastery was the main factor in their conversion. [2]
During World War II, the monastery suffered major damage, and in the Bosnian War it was further damaged and abandoned.
After the war the monastery was restored, and together with Zavala village with its old architecture and stone masonry, and Vjetrenica cave constitute cultural-historic, architectural and natural assemble, protected by KONS as an important national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Because of its importance as national heritage, as well as tourist and ambiental attraction, the site is also placed on the UNESCO Tentative list for inscription into UNESCO World Heritage Site list. [3] [4]
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Zavala Monastery | |
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Манастир Zavala | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox |
Rite | Eastern Orthodox |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina |
Patron | Presentation of the Virgin |
Year consecrated | c. 1514 |
Location | |
Location | Zavala, Ravno |
Municipality | Ravno |
State | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Geographic coordinates | 42°50′59″N 17°58′47″E / 42.8497295110395°N 17.9795980413691°E |
Materials | stone |
Official name: Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Zavala, the architectural ensemble | |
Type | Category I cultural property |
Criteria | A, B, C i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., D iii.iv., E ii.iii.iv.v., F i.iii., G i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., H i.ii.iii. |
Designated | 5 March 2003 (?th session, decision No. 08.2-6-148/03-2) |
Reference no. | 1820 |
Website | |
website | |
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The Zavala Monastery ( Serbian: Манастир Завала, romanized: Manastir Zavala) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the village of Zavala on the southwestern edge of Popovo Polje, in Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina municipality, in the southernmost part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is first mentioned in 1514, which means that the monastery already existed by the early sixteenth century. The monastery was designated National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the KONS in 2003. [1]
Some 55 kilometres to the east lies the town of Trebinje. The monastery is dedicated to the Presentation of Mary. The northern wall of the monastery's church is situated within a cave. This monastery is also known as a place where Basil of Ostrog entered into monasticism.
Along with Žitomislić and Tvrdoš, Zavala is one of the most important monasteries in East Herzegovina. The monastery was established around 1514. Two years later, in 1516, the Ottomans ordered the destruction of Catholic churches built before the conquest of Herzegovina. For this reason, many Catholics in the region of Popovo Polje converted to Eastern Orthodoxy. The proximity of the Zavala monastery was the main factor in their conversion. [2]
During World War II, the monastery suffered major damage, and in the Bosnian War it was further damaged and abandoned.
After the war the monastery was restored, and together with Zavala village with its old architecture and stone masonry, and Vjetrenica cave constitute cultural-historic, architectural and natural assemble, protected by KONS as an important national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Because of its importance as national heritage, as well as tourist and ambiental attraction, the site is also placed on the UNESCO Tentative list for inscription into UNESCO World Heritage Site list. [3] [4]
Media related to Zavala monastery at Wikimedia Commons
You can help expand this article with text translated from
the corresponding article in Serbian. (September 2018) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
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