Monasteries, churches, temples

The Cathedral of Saint Tryphon (Katedrala Svetog Trifuna) in the Old Town of Kotor is a cathedral of the Catholic Diocese of Kotor, built in 1166. Of course, the Cathedral is not quite what it was in the 12th century, as it suffered during the devastating earthquakes in 1667 and 1997, but it still looks grand and impressive. Cathedral is located in the eponymous square in the southern part of Old Kotor and it is a main attraction of this town. St. Tryphon cathedral, despite numerous reconstructions, is an outstanding example of Romanesque architecture. Currently, he is taken into custody by UNESCO and is part of the World Heritage site "Natural and Cultural-Historical Region of Kotor". It is one of two Catholic cathedrals in Montenegro, along with the cathedral "of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary", located in the town of Bar. The building of the cathedral was consecrated on July 19,1166 (building began in 1124) in the name of St. Tryphon, who is considered to be a saint patron of Kotor. Many trials have fallen to the lot of the building; one of the most difficult moments in the history of the temple was a catastrophic earthquake in 1667. It resulted the destruction of the building, so that both bell towers...

Catholic Church of the Nativity Virgin in Prčanj, Montenegro.  

One of the most famous and important spiritual relics in Montenegro is the Orthodox white-stone Cetinje monastery (Cetinjski Monastery). Cetinje Monastery is located in the heart of the ancient capital of Montenegro - Cetinje, at the foot of the Eagle Cross Mountain. Previously, the Cetinje Monastery was located a little elsewhere. Now from the ancient buildings only the foundations and the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin on Chipur have been preserved. The monastery has been here for more than 500 years! is the residence of Montenegrin metropolitans. Cetinski monastery is, without any exaggeration, the heart and soul of Orthodox Montenegro, which at all times was a symbol of freedom, national consciousness and the strong spirit of the Montenegrin people. At present, it is the political and cultural center of the country. Cetinje Monastery survived many events, which turned out to be more or less sign and turning in the fate of Montenegro. On the territory of the monastery the first Montenegrin printing house worked, published in 1493 the first book in the South Slavonic language in Cyrillic script – Octoechos (it can be found in the monastery museum). Further, other books followed: "Octoechos piatiglasnik",...

Огромное количество древних монастырей, церквей и мечетей расположено по всей территории Черногории от побережья до северных высокогорных районов. Один из таких храмов находится в самом большом городе Черногории с населением более 200 тысяч жителей - Подгорице, также являющейся столицей горного государства. Это белокаменный кафедральный Собор Воскресения Христова (Храм Успения Пресвятой Богородицы) черногорской митрополии Сербской Православной Церкви. Он расположен в самом центре города, в районе Момишичи, на левом берегу реки Морача и является самым большим православным храмом Черногории.Строительство православной церкви Воскресения Христованачали в 1993 году и...

Church in Old town Bar

Церковь Архангела Михаила в Херцег-Нови

Church of Our Lady of Health is located on the slope of a high mountain leading from Old Town to the fortress of St. John. The church was built by the locals honoring the Holy Mother in acknowledgement of rescue the town from plague epidemic. The icon of Our Lady of Health was places here, which became famous for its gift of saving from deceases in Medieval Italy. Church of Our Lady of Health was built in the beginning of XV century, but the first references were dated 1518. An older religious building dated VI century, related to Early Christianity period was found in the result of archaeological excavations. The walls of the church are decorated with the paintings depicting the life of the Blessed Virgin: the Birth, the Entry into the Temple, the Annunciation, and ascension into heaven. You get to the church just by foot walking over a stiff slope consisted of 500 stairs beginning from Old Town square.

The sun falls asleep there Where one can see the most beautiful sunset There are many places in Montenegro one should visit at sunset. Let's tell about one of them. A few minutes by car from Kotor, there is superb with a nice name Dobrota. There is St. Eustahije's church of the 18th century. You will notice its high belfry from a distance. Leave your car in a parking lot near the church and go down along the fence off bushy pink hollyhock, straight to a small pier. At sunset, here is an unrealistically beautiful view. It seems that this piece of Boka-Kotor bay completely vanishes in a shady purple haze. And colors, such beautiful colors! If to come here earlier, have a chance to visit the church. There is a lot of interesting inside. For example, septicoloured marble altar, huge mosaic pannel and the main treasury of the collection is lace of 17-18 centuries. Montenegrin craftswomen had been making this lace while long months and years waiting for their husbands-sailors. 

Церковь Святого Иоанна в Старом городе Будва

 In the centre of the old town of Kotor is one of the most famous attractions of this place and oldest temple of Montenegro - Church of St. Luke.

Church of St. Savva

Church of St. Savva in Budva

 Каждый курортный город, поселок или район в Черногории на протяжении всего года, в основном, живет за счет туристов. Местечко Бечичи (район Будвы) также не является исключением из правил. Здесь множество гостиниц, всевозможных кафе, ресторанчиков и магазинов. Но, пожалуй, не стоит забывать о том, что предки местных жителей обитали тут задолго до того, как Бечичи превратился в популярный курорт. А это значит, что тут расположено огромное количество исторических и культурных памятников, достопримечательностей, а также духовных мест. Одним из таких мест является Православная Церковь Святого Апостола Фомы или, как ее называют жители Черногории, Церковь Святого Томе (Crkva...

The earliest references about the church date back to 1166. It's exactly the period when the Cathedral church was hallowed at the presence of the abbot St. Michael of Kotor, Petar, and so was the time the church was a constituent part of the abbacy. Unfortunately, the church has not preserved its original look. The present church is a small building with one nave, half-round apse topped by ogive, which looks more impressive thanks to arches reinforcing it. According to all indications the construction of this building was started at the end of 14th century - beginning of 15thcentury. Earlier there were bas-reliefs outside of the building containing inscriptions and various images, which eventually were substituted by replicas to insure long life for the originals inside of the church.

Церковь Святой Недели в Херцег-Нови

Church of the Dormition of the mother of God (Moraca monastery)

The Holy Trinity Church is one of the most beautiful and interesting cultural heritage of Montenegro. For spiritual enrichment, many Orthodox believers regularly come here not only from all over Montenegro, but also from a neighbor of the Balkan countries. Today, Budva is not only a popular and entertaining tourist city, but also a center of concentration of both branches of the Christian religion. Several shrines were built on the territory of the city at different times, the doors of which are still open to all believers. However, it is worth noting that the majority of the religious population of the city professes Orthodoxy, although the spiritual consciousness of Montenegrins has historically been subjected to Ottoman, Greek and Roman Catholic influence. It is interesting that it is this church of the Holy Trinity that is most often visited by Russian tourists in Budva. The Church of the Holy Trinity is located on Church Square in the heart of the Old Town of Budva near the Citadel (St. Mary's Fortress). It is located on Starogradskaja (church) square in the old part of the city, where all roads lead, so it is quite easy to find it. The current territory of the Old Town, located on the plain of a cape, some...

Church Gospe od Shkrpjela is located on the island of Our Lady of the Rocks (Gospa od Skrpjela) in the Boka Bay near Perast.  

Гуляя по Старому городу Будва, вы наверняка увидите старую постройку, глядя на которую у вас даже мысли не возникнет, что это может быть Домом Божьим. И все же, это древнейшее каменное строение является храмом, возведенным в далеком XIX веке.Церковь Девы Марии (Santa Maria In Punta) в старом городе Будва является одной из 8-ми святынь Черногории, связанных с именем Богородицы. Святая Дева Мария считается официальным покровителем этого популярного города в Черногории. Небольшая и незаметная на первый взгляд, она является одним из самых старых строений в городе, однако в данный момент не действует. Древний католический храм Девы Марии расположен в крепостной стене старой части...

Ancient nunnery Our Lady of Mercy is situated on the island of the same name (Gospa do Milo) in the Bay of Kotor, not far from Tivat. Its name is translated as "Our Lady of Mercy" and that is the smallest island of three ones of archipelago in the Bay of Kotor, where also included the island of Saint Mark (Stradioti) and the Island of Flowers (peninsula Prevlaka). At the monastery there are living cells, which are home to nuns, various household outbuildings, beautiful garden, as well as the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The whole complex is surrounded by a wall of height 1.5 m. In the monastery you can see the wooden statue of the Virgin Mary, made in the XIV century. It was cut by one of the hermit monks who founded the monastery of Célestins in 1479. The uniqueness of this miraculous figure is that the Virgin is represented in the image of a sitting pregnant woman, sticking rounded tummy by her arms. Here it is the eternal symbol of motherhood ... By giving, she is the patron of the monastery, so the island got its name Gospa od Milo, which means "Our Lady of Mercy." The monastery was founded in 1479, and since 1524 it was owned by the Franciscan order. In the XVII century the island was sacked by the Turks,...

Convent Zdrebaonik located near the town of Danilovgrad, 17 km from the Ostrog monastery. The name of the monastery comes from the word "zdravie" that in the Slavic language means "Church estate, property." There are several versions of who founded the monastery - Prince Vukan of Zeta, son of Prince Stefan, king Milutin. But in any case, all converge in the opinion that the founder was someone from the representatives of the dynasty nemanjic, and that the Foundation of the monastery should be attributed to the 13th-14th centuries. In those days the monastery was metham (slave) of the monastery Moraca. The main temple, consecrated in honor of St. Michael the Archangel, erected in 1818 on the foundations of an ancient temple from the times of the nemanjic. The monastery complex consists of a Church, a large hospice house and several smaller buildings that were used as classrooms. The Church of St. Archangel Michael built in typical Montenegrin style churches - hewn sturdy grey stone. The Church altar is decorated with the Holy see, in the middle is the main icon created by the monks of Svyatogorsk. In 1819 the monastery was built two-storey Konak (hospice). Now live in it about ten nuns and the prioress. In the monastery...

In a series of medieval monasteries on Skadar Lake, Monastery Kom, tribal church of Crnojevic, has a special place. It was built at the foot of mountain Odrinska away from prying eyes, and differs from Balshich monasteries very much, built on the hills of the lake. The Monastery of Kom is a generic church of Alex and Giurgiu Crnojevic. Kom church is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. Historical sources about erecting the church is silent, but it is assumed that it was built in the period from 1415 to 1427. It was a time of difficult foreign policy situation for the Slavic state Zeta - on one side the Ottoman Empire tread, on the other - the Republic of Venice. Therefore, all the monasteries of that period resembled a fortress in their appearance. Kom, in this sense, was not an exception - it was built on a high hill surrounded by marshland, and the protective wall with two gates was built around the monastery. Kom Monastery was quite rich, fertile land belonged to it, on which the vineyards grew and pastures where cattle fed. For some time even the residence of Zeta Metropolitan Church situated here, after it had left the monastery Miholska Prevlaka and St Nicholas on the island Vranjina in turn. But the...

Dajbabe monastery (serb. Manastir Dajbabe) – acting male Orthodox monastery in Montenegro, located at 4 kilometers from the capital of Podgorica. Monastery with a long history for its unusual location: it has a small system of caves in the form of a cross and an underground water source. In these catacombs in the 3rd century BC were hiding from the persecution of the early Christians. In the monastery complex includes the monastery Church, which is dedicated to the Dormition of the blessed virgin. Here the relics of St. Symeon the Wonderworker. Etymology of the Slavic name "Dajbabe" has a prayer petition "Give!" and appeal to the Woman (the Slavic word "Baba" had in ancient times pejorative connotations, as later in the Russian literary language). The place was anciently dedicated to the virgin Mary, and the Slavs in this name preserved the tradition: "Dajbabe" is an appeal to the virgin.The monastery was founded in 1897 on the site where the shepherd Petco (then – hieromonk Platon) saw a miraculous vision. The founder and first Abbot of the monastery was the monk Simeon Dybovskiy (in the world Sava Popovic) (1854 - 1 APR 1941), postrizhennyj of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.According to the legend: Once in the monastery of...