Devič
The Devič Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Девич, romanized: Manastir Devič; Albanian: Manastiri i Deviçit) is a Serbian Orthodox abbey in Kosovo. It was built in 1434 and is dedicated to St Joanikije of Devič. Devič was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and it is protected by the Republic of Serbia.
Devič Monastery reconstruction after it was burned down in 2004 | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Манастир Девич |
| Other names | Manastiri i Deviçit |
| Order | Serbian Orthodox |
| Established | 1434 |
| Dedicated to | St. Joanikije of Devič |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Raška and Prizren |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Despot Đurađ Branković |
| Important associated figures | Đurađ Branković Patriarch Makarije Euphemia the Nun |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Cultural monument of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated date | 24 March 1948 |
| Site | |
| Location | Skenderaj, Drenica, Kosovo |
| Public access | Limited |
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