Uvac Monastery

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Uvac Monastery
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Basic information
Location Serbia
Affiliation Serbian Orthodox Christianity
Rite Byzantine Rite
Territory Eparchy of Žiča
Region Zlatibor
Year consecrated 12th or 13th century
Status active
Architectural style Raška school
Materials stone, wood

The Uvac Monastery (Serbian : Манастир Увац) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in western Serbia.

Serbian language South Slavic language

Serbian is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official language of Serbia, co-official in the territory of Kosovo, and one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition, it is a recognized minority language in Montenegro where it is spoken by the relative majority of the population, as well as in Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

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Architecture

The monastery was built in the Raška architectural school. In terms of architectural and spatial traits, there is resemblance between the Uvac Monastery, Morača Monastery, Church of the Annunciation Monastery in Ovčar Banja, Pustinja Monastery, Dobrilovina Monastery, Majstorovina Monastery, Tronoša Monastery and others. [1]

Raška architectural school, also known as the Raška style, or simply as the Raška school, is an ecclesiastical architectural style that flourished in the Serbian High Middle Ages, during the reign of the Nemanjić dynasty. The style is present in the notable Morača Monastery, Uvac monastery and Dobrilovina monastery, among many others. This style combines traditional Slavic architecture with early Christian church-design, and often utilizes a combination of stone and wood material.

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References

  1. Janićijević, Jovan (1998). The cultural treasury of Serbia. In terms of its spatial and architectural traits, the Church of the Virgin Mary of Uvac Monastery resembles the Church of the Annunciation Monastery at the foot of Mount Kablar, as well as some other shrines, such as Pustinja, Dobrilovina, Majstorovina, Tronoša and others.

Coordinates: 43°36′44″N19°35′18″E / 43.6121°N 19.5882°E / 43.6121; 19.5882

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