Monastery of St. Melania the Roman explained

Monastery of St. Melania the Roman
Full:Манастир Свете Меланије
Order:Serbian Orthodox
Established:1935
Diocese:Eparchy of Banat
Founder:Bishop Georgije Letić
Dedication:Melania the Younger (the Roman)
Location:Zrenjanin, Serbia
Coord:45°23'37"N 20°24'53"E

The Monastery of St. Melania the Roman (Serbian: Манастир Свете Меланије Римљанке, Manastir Svete Melanije Rimljanke) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the northeastern part of the city of Zrenjanin, in northern Serbia. It was founded in 1935 by the Bishop of Banat, Georgije Letić, built in the Byzantine ecclesiastical style.[1] It was the first female monastery in Banat. The current bishop is Nikanor.

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Notes and References

  1. Sava 1996, Srpski jerarsi: od devetog do dvadesetog veka, p. 121: