Location Kosovo Architectural type Hermitage District Prizren | Affiliation Serbian Orthodoxy Materials stone | |
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Ecclesiastical or organizational status Ruins, abandoned in 1453 Leadership Serbian Orthodox Church People also search for Monastère de Petkovica | ||
Hermitage and Monastery of Saint Peter Koriški (Serbian: Испосница и манастир Светог Петра Коришког, Isposnica i manastir Svetog Petra Koriškog, Albanian: Vetmia e Shën Petritit) is a ruin of the hermitage and monastery located in Koriša, Prizren municipality, Kosovo. 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 was disbanded, the remains of St. Peter Koriški were moved to the monastery at Crna Reka in 1572.
The hermitage was a declared cultural monument on 16 December 1950, and registered as a Protected Monument of Culture in 1990 under the protection of the Republic of Serbia.
References
Hermitage of St. Peter of Koriša Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA