Hermitage and Monastery of Saint Peter Koriški is a ruin of the hermitage and monastery located in Koriša

Koriša

Koriša is a town just north of Prizren in Kosovo .It is known for the mountain Kabaš, Mountain next to it, and the Saint Mark Koriški Monastery. Also the site of NATO bombing of Albanian refugees near Koriša.-Notes and references:Notes:...

, Prizren

Prizren

Prizren is a historical city located in southern Kosovo. It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district.The city has a population of around 131,247 , mostly Albanians...

 municipality, Kosovo

Kosovo

Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...

. The monastery and hermitage are on the same location.

History

The Monastery is an ancient cave dwelling that was abandoned in 1453 after the Turkish invasion. After monastery disbandment, remains of St. Peter Koriški was moved to the Crna Reka Monastery

Crna Reka Monastery

The Crna Reka Monastery is a 13th century Serbian Orthodox monastery situated at the gorges of Ibarski Kolasin, on the Crna Reka with the cave-church of Archangel Michael with 16th century frescoes and relics of Saint Peter of Koriša...

 in 1572.

Hermitage of Saint Peter Koriški was declared Protected Monuments of Culture in 1990, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.