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17-466: Krušedol may refer to: Krušedol monastery , a monastery in Srem, Serbia Krušedol Selo , a village in Srem, Serbia Krušedol Prnjavor , a village in Srem, Serbia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Krušedol . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

34-596: A monastery of the second or first class holds the rank of archimandrite . In the Greek Catholic Church , the head of all monasteries in a certain territory is called the protohegumen . The duties of both hegumen and archimandrite are the same, archimandrite being considered the senior dignity of the two. In the Russian Orthodox Church , the title of Hegumen may be granted as an honorary title to any hieromonk , even one who does not head

51-467: A monastery. A ruling hegumen is formally installed in a ceremony by the bishop, during which he is presented with his pastoral staff (Greek: paterissa , Slavonic: палица, palitza ). Among the Russians, the pastoral staff for a Hegumen tends to be of wood (usually ebony), rather than metal. The hegumen is awarded the gold pectoral cross by the bishop, as for an archpriest . During divine services,

68-541: A silver knob. In the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria , the rank is used in the capacity of an archpriest and actually is one. The name in the Arabic is kommos (قمص); this honorary title is granted to both married priests and hieromonks without distinction and is not used in the capacity of an Abbot, although the monasteries' abbots used to be Hegumen until the beginning of the 20th century, but by

85-523: Is shown on the 5 Dinar coin. The monastery is a recipient of the Order of St. Sava 1st grade and held a status of Imperial lavra . Hegumen Hegumen , hegumenos , or igumen ( Greek : ἡγούμενος , trans . hēgoúmenos ), is the title for the head of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches , or an archpriest in the Coptic Orthodox Church , similar to

102-578: The Austro-Turkish War of 1716-1718 , they ransacked the monastery and burned it, but it was rebuilt later. During World War II , the monastery wasn't burned, but was looted and damaged, nevertheless. The church was originally built in the Morava architectural school style. However, after the 18th century reconstruction, seven church windows were reworked in the Baroque style. Above one of

119-431: The privilege of wearing the mitre as an ecclesiastical award). A hegumen may carry his pastoral staff in processions and when giving blessings in the church (though it is never carried into the sanctuary), although it usually stands upright next to his kathisma (monastic choir stall). When outside the church, a hegumen may use a wooden walking stick similar to that used by a bishop or archimandrite, only not adorned with

136-473: The 16th century to the 19th century. The original frescoes of the interior were painted in 1545, but they were overpainted in oil technique between 1745 and 1757. The 18th-century paintings are the works by Jov Vasiljevich and Stefan Tenecki . The rich monastery vault has been looted several times. Part of the artifacts was returned later. The valuable either belongs originally to the Branković family, or to

153-462: The hegumen wears a simple black monastic mantle , while the higher ranking archimandrite wears a mantle similar to one worn by a bishop (though without the white "rivers" along the sides, and decorated with unadorned "tablets" at the neck and feet). An archimandrite also wears a mitre similar to one worn by a bishop; a hegumen does not (however, in the Russian tradition, a bishop may grant an hegumen

170-414: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Krušedol&oldid=930734894 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kru%C5%A1edol monastery It

187-601: The monastery vault are today kept in the Museum of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Because of the large library, many scholars used to visit and stay in the monastery, including the poet Laza Kostić . Author Dejan Medaković wrote about Krušedol, especially of the paintings. Krušedol Monastery was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990 and it is protected by the Serbian state. It

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204-650: The other Serbian noble families. There is also a voluminous library. Old church books were brought by the hegumen Amfilohije from Russia in 1651. In 1662, the "Service and akathist to the Saints" was written in Krušedol, so as a rich annals . The whole Branković family, as well as two patriarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church , are buried in Krušedol. The Patriarchs buried in the monastery are Arsenije III Čarnojević and Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta . Graves of other historical figures include Princess Ljubica Obrenović ,

221-608: The seat of the Metropolitanate of Krušedol . In 1670, it had the largest brotherhood of all monasteries on Fruška Gora: 90 monks and 12 elders. In 1690, during the Great Serbian Migration , the monks fled the monastery and moved to Szentendre taking valuables, relics and artifacts with them. They returned to Krušedol in 1697. When the Ottomans were retreating in front of Prince Eugene of Savoy during

238-470: The title of abbot . The head of a convent of nuns is called a hegumenia or igumeni ( Greek : ἡγουμένη ). The term means "the one who is in charge", "the leader" in Greek. Initially, the title was applied to the head of any monastery. After 1874, when the Russian monasteries were reformed and classified into three classes, the title of hegumen was reserved only for the lowest, third class. The head of

255-675: The wife of the Serbian Prince Miloš Obrenović , Serbian king Milan Obrenović , count Đorđe Branković (no connection to the Branković family), voivode Stevan Šupljikac , metropolitans and bishops Isaija Đaković , Vikentije Popović-Hadžilavić and Nikanor Melentijević. It has been described that "what Studenica was for the Medieval Serbia , Krušedol Monastery was for the Serbs in Podunavlje ". Many artifacts from

272-454: The windows on the east side, there is a sundial . It tells time from 6:00 to 17:00. The monastery has its own flower garden, loans and a park. It is gated, and the entry park gate is made in the shape of the church. Today's icons and paintings have been symbolically adapted from the original, Medieval period, to the Baroque era. The iconostasis contains icons from different periods, from

289-416: Was founded between 1509 and 1514 by Saint Maksim Branković , Metropolitan of Belgrade and Srem, and his mother Saint Angelina of Serbia . Original idea to be turned into the mausoleum of the Branković family. Initially, the monastery enjoyed the financial support of Neagoe Basarab (who was married to Serbian princess Milica Despina of Wallachia ), and Grand Prince Vasili III of Russia . In 1708, it became

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