Kovilje Monastery
Kovilje monastery
The Monastery of Kovilje.
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Monastery information |
Full Name |
Манастир Ковиљe |
Order |
Serbian Orthodox |
Established |
12th century
Renovated 1644 |
Dedicated to |
Archangel Gabriel |
Diocese |
Žiča Diocese |
Controlled churches |
- Cave-church of Archangel Gabriel
*Church of St. Nicholas
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People |
Founder(s) |
Saint Sava |
Important associated figures |
Archbishop Gavrilo Rašković |
Site |
Location |
Kovilje, Ivanjica, Serbia |
Kovilje Monastery (Манастир Ковиљe), dedicated to Archangel Gabriel, is a monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church, located in the village of Kovilje, in the municipality of Ivanjica, in south-west Serbia belonging to the Žiča Diocese. It is sited between Golija and Javor mountains, in the Nošnica river valley. The monastery has two churches, one built partly in a cave and dedicated to the Archangel Gabriel, the other, added later, dedicated to St. Nicholas.
The monastery was founded in the 12th century. The first written reference to it is in 1606, in the "Kruševačkom Pomeniku". It was rebuilt in 1644 by Archbishop Gavrilo (Rašković). Records from 1733 mention it as an educational establishment.
The hegumen of the monastery is the young Serbian Orthodox Hieromonk Amvrosije. He lives there by himself with his tamed animals of two wolves, a fox, an eagle, a snake, raven, rabbit and an owl[1]. The Serb-American community of Libertyville have gifted the monastery with a motorcycle and 4-wheel-drive. The life of the monastery has been documented in the Serbian documentary "Monah i vuk".
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Ohrid Archbishopric |
Metropolitanates
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Skopje
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Dioceses
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Prespa and Pelagonija · Bregalnica · Debar and Kičevo · Polog and Kumanovo · Veles and Povardarie · Strumica
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Patriarchs (since 1346)
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1346–1463
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St. Joanikije II · Sava IV · St. Jefrem · St. Spiridon · Danilo III · Sava V · Danilo IV · St. Kirilo · St. Nikon · Teofan · Nikodim II · Arsenije II
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1557–1766
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St. Makarije Sokolović · Antonije Sokolović · Gerasim Sokolović · Savatije Sokolović · Nikanor · Jerotej · Filip · Jovan · Pajsije I Janjevac · St. Gavrilo I Rajić · Maksim Skopljanac · Arsenije III Čarnojević · Kalinik I Skopljanac · Atanasije I · Mojsije Rajović · Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta · Joanikije III Karadža-Grk · Atanasije II Gavrilović · Gavrilo II Sarajevac · Gavrilo III · Vikentije Stefanović · Pajsije II Grk · Gavrilo IV Grk · Kirilo II · Vasilije Jovanović-Brkić · Kalinik II Grk
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since 1920
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Leontije Lambrović · Agatanel · Antim · Melentije Pavlović · Petar Jovanović · Mihailo Jovanović · Teodosije Mraović · Inokentije Pavlović · Dimitrije Pavlović
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Bijela · Cetinje · Dajbabe · Dobrilovina · Donje Brčele · Duljevo · Đurđevi Stupovi · Gradište · Kom · Kosijerevo · Miholjska Prevlaka · Morača · Moračnik · Ostrog · Piva · Podmaine · Podmalinsko · Praskvica · Reževići · Savina · Stanjevići · Starčeva Gorica · Svetog Nikole–Obod · Vranjina
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Bišnja · Dobrićevo · Dobrun · Duži · Glogovac · Gomionica · Hercegovačka Gračanica · Klisina · Knežina · Krupa · Liplje · Lomnica · Lovnica · Moštanica · Ozren · Papraća · Petropavlov · Sase · Stuplje · Svetog Arhangela Gavrila · Svetog Nikole · Svetog Vasilija Ostroškog · Tavna · Tvrdoš · Uspenja Bogorodičinog
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