Kovilj monastery

Kovilj monastery
Манастир Ковиљ
Manastir Kovilj

The Monastery of Kovilj.
Monastery information
Full name	Манастир Ковиљ
Order	Serbian Orthodox
Established	13th century Renovated in 1705-1707
Diocese	Bačka Eparhy Serbian Orthodox Church
People
Founder(s)	Saint Sava
Site
Location	Kovilj, Novi Sad, Bačka, Vojvodina,  Serbia

The Kovilj Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Ковиљ / Manastir Kovilj) is a 13th-century Serb Orthodox monastery in the Bačka region, in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is near the village of Kovilj, in the Novi Sad municipality. The monastery was renovated in 1705-1707. According to the legend, the monastery of Kovilj was founded by the first Serb archbishop, Saint Sava.^[1]

Iconostasis

References

1. ↑ http://www.pravoslavlje.nl/foto_manastiri_crkve/manastir_kovilj.htm

See also

• List of Serb Orthodox monasteries
• Eparchy of Bačka

External links

• About the monastery (in Serbian)

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Lazarica Orahovica Sv. Nedjelje Sv. Petke Sv. Vasilija Ostroškog Others Hilandar (Mount Athos) New Gračanica Monastery (USA) Notes * indicate monasteries in Kosovo, which is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries Serbian Orthodox churches Serbia Church of Saint Sava St. Michael's Cathedral St. George, Banovo Brdo Ružica St. Mark's Church St. Basil of Ostrog St. Achillius, Arilje Peter's Church, Ras Pećinska church Štava church Odžaklija Kađenica Lazarica Church Lukovo church Church of Holy Ascension, Krupanj Cathedral of Novi Sad the Assumption, Zrenjanin Our Lady of Ljeviš* Church of Virgin Hodegetria* St. Elijah Church* Church of St. Nicholas, Prizren* Mala Gospojina Church* Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Pristina* Montenegro Cathedral of Podgorica Our Lady of Remedy Vlah Church Bosnia and Herzegovina Cathedral Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel Church of the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Banja Luka Church of Saint George, Sopotnica Old St. Nicholas Church, Javorani Croatia St. Petka's Church, Banovci Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci Church of St. George, Kneževo Church of Assumption of Blessed Virgin, Negoslavci Church of Pentecost, Markušica Church of St. George, Bobota Church of St. Stephen, Borovo Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Srijemske Laze Church of St. Peter and Paul, Bolman Church of St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Gaboš Church of St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Zagreb Church of St. George, Grubišno Polje Church of St. Nicholas, Karlovac Church of Nativity of the Virgin, Drežnica Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Štikada Orthodox church of st. George, Varaždin Holy Annunciation Orthodox church, Dubrovnik Orthodox Church in Knin Church of St. Peter and Paul, Tepljuh San Spirodine Church, Peroj Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka Church of St. Nicholas, Vrlika Orthodox church of Holy Salvation, Cetina Other countries Saints Constantine and Helen Serbian Orthodox Church, USA Trinity Chapel Complex, USA Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, Jackson, USA Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, Slovenia Serbian Church (Arad), Romania St. Sava Church, Paris, France Church of the Holy Prince Lazar, United Kingdom Serbian Orthodox Church, Halifax, United Kingdom St. Nicholas, West Wycombe, United Kingdom Saint Spyridon Church, Trieste, Italy Annunciation Church, Szentendre, Hungary Transfiguration Church, Szentendre, Hungary Church of Our Lady, Göteborg, Sweden Notes * indicate churches in Kosovo, which is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. Serbian saints St. Angelina St. Basil of Ostrog St. Danilo II St. Helen of Anjou St. Jovan Vladimir St. Prince Lazar / St. Princess Milica St. Makarije Sokolović St. Nikodim I St. Nikolaj Velimirović St. Peter of Cetinje St. Sava St. Sava II St. Simeon the Monk St. Simeon the Myrrh-flowing St. Stefan Lazarević St. Stefan Štiljanović St. Stefan Uroš St. Stefan of Dečani St. Stefan the Blind St. Stefan of Piperi Teodor Komogovinski St. Vladislav St. Vukašin

Coordinates: 45°12′49″N 20°02′04″E / 45.21361°N 20.03444°E / 45.21361; 20.03444