Other names Манастир Пустиња Address Vujinovača, Serbia Dedicated to Presentation of Mary | Public access yes Phone +381 14 273243 | |
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Location village Poćuta near Valjevo in Central Serbia Similar Ćelije Monastery, Bavanište monastery, Podmalinsko Monastery, Banja Monastery, Moračnik Monastery | ||
Pustinja (Serbian Cyrillic: Пустиња) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in village Poćuta near Valjevo in Central Serbia.
According to local legends this monastery was built in the 13th century by king Dragutin. Scientific researches found that the monastery was actually built in 1622 on the remnants of the older monastery which was built in the 11th century. The construction of the monastery has been completed on 25 June 1622.
Architecture
The monastery was built in the Raška architectural school. In terms of architectural and spatial traits, there is resemblance between the Uvac Monastery, Church of the Annunciation Monastery in Ovčar Banja, Pustinja Monastery, Dobrilovina Monastery, Majstorovina Monastery, Tronoša Monastery and others.
References
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