Saint Mark Koriški Monastery

Saint Mark Koriški Monastery
Црква Светог Марка Коришког

Saint Mark Koriški Monastery in 1992, before destruction

Basic information
Location Kosovo[a]
Affiliation Serbian Orthodoxy
District Prizren
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Destroyed in summer 1999
Heritage designation Protected Monuments of Culture  Serbia
Leadership Serbian Orthodox Church
Architectural description
Completed around 1300
Specifications
Materials Stone

Saint Mark Koriški Monastery was a Serbian Orthodox monastery, built around 1300, located in Koriša, Prizren, Kosovo[a]. Entire complex was declared Protected Monuments of Culture in 1959, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia[1]It was completely destroyed after the end of the Kosovo war in 1999.[1]

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History

The monastery of St. Mark of Koriša used to stand on a rocky outpost above the Koriša river near the village of Koriša. The church was built in 1467 and it was single-nave. It was built on a rectangular foundation and until its destruction, it preserved a fragment of the original, ancient fresco. On the western side, above the rock, a belfry with two bells was added in 1861 as a foundation of Sima Andrejević Igumanov. In April 1941, Albanians of Kabaš forcibly tore out the bells and repeatedly desecrated and vandalized the founder's grave. After that, monastery was almost abandoned up until 1995, when monastery life restarted. In 1999, after arrival of KFOR on Kosovo, entire monastery was completely destroyed in a powerful blast in June 1999.[2] The monastery had a valuable library.[3] Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški is near this Monastery.

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Notes and references

Notes:

a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states.

References:

  1. ^ a b Monuments of Culture in Serbia: Манастир са црквно Св. Марка (SANU) (Serbian) (English)
  2. ^ "Monastery of St. Apostle Mark". Monastery of St. Apostle Mark. Diocese of Raška and Prizren. http://www.kosovo.net/esvmarko.html. Retrieved 10 December 2010. 
  3. ^ "ST MARK'S OF KORISA MONASTERY, in Korisa near Prizren". ST MARK'S OF KORISA MONASTERY, in Korisa near Prizren. Interfax. http://www.interfax-religion.com/kosovo/?id=3. Retrieved 10 December 2010.