Ravanica Monastery ( Serbian : Манастир Раваница / Manastir Ravanica ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on Kučaj mountains near Senje , a village in Ćuprija municipality, in central Serbia . It was built in 1375–1377 as an endowment of prince Lazar of Serbia , who is buried there. The church is called the birthplace of the new artistic movement "Morava school", due to its architectural and artistic features. It is a blend of the Mount Athos and cross-in-square five-domed model that became standard in the time of King Milutin.
9-535: Ravanica was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by the national government. Built between 1375 and 1377, Ravanica is the famous endowment of Prince Lazar , where he was buried after his death in the Kosovo battle . Since then, Ravanica has been a pilgrim's destination and an important center of cultural activities & assemblies for the Serbian people . The monastery
18-1007: A fresco of a warrior saint . The noteworthy compositions include the Communion of the Apostles and the Adoration of the Lamb in the altar apse, as well as the festival Cycle in the upper registers of the church. The Ktitor 's composition was later repainted, and a fresco of Lazar's death was added. It also depicts Princess Milica and their sons Vuk and Stefan . 43°58′22″N 21°29′46″E / 43.97278°N 21.49611°E / 43.97278; 21.49611 Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance (Serbia) Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance ( Serbian : Непокретна културна добра од изузетног значаја / Nepokretna kulturna dobra od izuzetnog značaja ) are those objects of Immovable cultural heritage that enjoy
27-524: Is dedicated to the Ascension of Jesus and was fortified with a strong defensive wall with seven towers, of which only a part is preserved. The Ravanica church is the first monument of the Morava school of the Serbian medieval art . Its ground plan has the form of an enlarged trefoil with a nine-sided dome in the middle and smaller octagonal domes above the corner bays. There are 62 window lights. The church
36-691: The Central Register , 200 of which are categorized as being "of exceptional importance" (155 cultural monuments, 18 archaeological sites, 16 historic landmarks and 11 spatial cultural-historical units). Crkvine Proleterska St. no. 15 Stepenice Maršala Tita St. no. 141 outside of the town Jakaba i Komora Square no. 4 Vuka Karadžića St. Muzejska St. Dimitrija Tucovića St. no. 73 Njegoševa St. no. 12 Kralja Petra I St. Žarka Zrenjanina St. no. 4 Branka Radičevića St. Bulevar Svetog cara Konstantina Belgrade / Savski venac Most of
45-660: The Law on Cultural Heritage of 1994 in order to be categorized as being "of exceptional importance": According to the Law, there are four classes of Immovable Cultural Heritage: Cultural Monuments, Archaeological Sites, Historic Landmarks and Spatial Cultural-Historical Units. Objects in each of those classes can be categorized as being "of exceptional importance" by the National Assembly. As of July 2020 , there are currently 2592 objects of immovable cultural heritage inscribed in
54-475: The help of locals, Stefan restored the monastery and added a new narthex . Ravanica suffered repeated assaults during the Serbian revolution in the early 19th century, and as a result new restorations took place in the mid-19th century. During World War II the monastery once again more violated and desecrated - this time by the occupying German forces - as they detained, tortured and killed its archimandrite Makarije on February 24, 1943. The monastery church
63-709: The highest level of state protection in the Republic of Serbia . Immovable Cultural Heritage is classified as being of Exceptional Importance upon decision by the National Assembly of Serbia . They are inscribed in the Central Register of Immovable cultural property maintained by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments of Serbia [ sr ] . Objects of Immovable cultural heritage have to fulfill one or more of those criteria defined in
72-524: Was assaulted and damaged by the Ottoman Turks several times: in 1386, 1398 and 1436. In the great war after the second siege of Vienna of 1683, a number of monks were killed by Ottoman soldiers. In 1690 the monks took with them the relics of canonized Prince Lazar while fleeing a Turkish onslaught. Not until 1717 when teacher Stefan - the sole remaining survivor - came back to Ravanica to find her looted and deserted, did monks begin returning. With
81-472: Was built in alternate courses of single-line stone and three-line bricks. Valuable ceramic decoration makes use of geometrical patterns, floral motifs, zoomorphic and anthropomorphic shapes. The frescoes were not carried out at the same time and by the same artists. They are dated between 1385 and 1387. The middle-register frescoes, which are of the highest artistic value were painted by two artists, one of them known as Constantine, who left his signature on
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