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Monastery of St. Melania the Roman

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Order
  
Serbian Orthodox

Diocese
  
Eparchy of Banat

Established
  
1935

Founder(s)
  
Bishop Georgije Letić

Full name
  
Манастир Свете Меланије

Dedicated to
  
Melania the Younger (the Roman)

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. It was the first female monastery in Banat. The current bishop is Nikanor.

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Monastery of St. Melania the Roman Wikipedia