Krušedol monastery

Krušedol monastery

Krušedol monastery
Monastery information
Denomination Christian Orthodox
Established 1509-1514
Diocese Serbian Orthodox Church
People
Founder(s) Metropolitan Maksim Branković and Saint Angelina of Serbia
Site
Location Krušedol Prnjavor, Vojvodina. Serbia
Coordinates 45°07′10″N 19°56′43″E / 45.11944°N 19.94528°E / 45.11944; 19.94528Coordinates: 45°07′10″N 19°56′43″E / 45.11944°N 19.94528°E / 45.11944; 19.94528

The Krušedol monastery (pronounced [kruʃɛ̌dɔl]) (Serbian: Манастир Крушедол / Manastir Krušedol) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the region of Srem, northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. The monastery is the legacy of the last Serbian despot family of Srem - Branković. It was founded between 1509 and 1514 by Saint Maksim Branković, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Srem, and his mother Saint Angelina of Serbia. The whole Branković family, as well as two patriarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church, were buried in Krušedol. It is shown on the 5 Dinar coin. In 1708, it became the seat of the Metropolitanate of Krušedol.

Krušedol Monastery was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990 and it is protected by the Serbian state.

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