Krupa monastery

Krupa monastery

Monastery information
Full name	Manastir Krupa, Манастир Крупа
Order	Serbian Orthodox Church
Established	1317
Dedicated to	Feast of the Dormition of Theotokos
Site
Location	Croatia
Public access	Yes

Krupa monastery (Croatian: Manastir Krupa, Serbian: Манастир Крупа) is a Serb Orthodox monastery on Krupa river in Croatia.^[1]

The Monastery was built in 1317 by monks from Bosnia with donation of Serbian king Milutin.^[1] It is located at the southern slopes of the Velebit mountain, halfway between the towns of Obrovac and Knin. It is the oldest Orthodox monastery in Croatia.

The church of the Krupa monastery is dedicated to the Feast of the Dormition of Theotokos. In the monastery are beautiful frescoes, valuable collection of icons and a famous treasury.

See also

• List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries
• Serbs of Croatia

References

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 44°11′N 15°53′E / 44.183°N 15.883°E / 44.183; 15.883

Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia Eparchies Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana Eparchy of Dalmatia Eparchy of upper Karlovac Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja Eparchy of Slavonia Eparchy of Srem (partly in Croatia) Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (partly in Croatia) Churches Eastern 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 Central Croatia Serbian Orthodox Cathedral in Zagreb Church of St George, Grubišno Polje Holy Father Nikolai Church, Karlovac Church of Nativity of the Virgin, Drežnica Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul, Štikada Church of St. George, Varaždin Dalmatia North Adriatic Holy Annunciation Orthodox church, Dubrovnik Orthodox Church in Knin Church of St. Peter and Paul, Tepljuh San Spirodine Church, Peroj Saint Nicholas Church, Rijeka Saint Nicholas Church, Vrlika Orthodox church of Holy Salvation, Cetina Monasteries Dragović Gomirje Komogovina Krka Krupa Lepavina Sv. Lazarica Orahovica Sv. Nedjelje Sv. Petke Sv. Vasilija Ostroškog Education Serbian Orthodox Secondary School (Zagreb) Seminary of Three Holy Hierarchs (Krka monastery) Other Order of Kantakuzina Katarina Branković Varaždin Epistle