Petkovica Monastery Explained

45.1261°N 19.5333°WThe Petkovica Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Петковица|Manastir Petkovica) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located on Mount Fruška Gora, in the province of Vojvodina, northern Serbia. According to tradition, it was founded by the widow of Stefan Štiljanović, Despotess Jelena. The earliest historical records mentioning the monastery are dated to 1522.^[1]

Petkovica Monastery was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

See also

• Monasteries of Fruška Gora - Fruškać
• Monasteries of Fruška Gora
• Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance
• Tourism in Serbia
• List of Serb Orthodox monasteries

External links

• Petkovica monastery Fruškać
• More about the monastery

Notes and References

1. Web site: ОРИЈЕНТАЦИЈА СТАРИХ ПРАВОСЛАВНИХ ЦРКАВА У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ СЕВЕРНО ОД САВЕ И ДУНАВА . ceon.rs . Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade . Serbian . 2012.