Vraćevšnica monastery
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Vraćevšnica monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Vraćevšnica
, Gornji Milanovac
, Serbia
, built in 1428-1429 on the orders of Radič Postupović, a captain under Đurađ Branković and Stefan Lazarević
. It is built with the Resava school and is dedicated to Saint George
.
Vraćevšnica
Vraćevšnica is a village in the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 150 people....
, Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac is a town and municipality located in Serbia at 44.012691° North, 20.273572° East. Its name means "Upper Milanovac" while Milanovac stems from name "Milan" in the Serbian language. The population of town is 24,048.The city was founded in 1853...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, built in 1428-1429 on the orders of Radič Postupović, a captain under Đurađ Branković and Stefan Lazarević
Stefan Lazarevic
Stefan Lazarević known also as Stevan the Tall was a Serbian Despot, ruler of the Serbian Despotate between 1389 and 1427. He was the son and heir to Prince Lazar, who died at the Battle of Kosovo against the Turks in 1389, and Princess Milica from the subordinate branch of the Nemanjić dynasty...
. It is built with the Resava school and is dedicated to Saint George
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
.