Gornjak_Monastery Knowpia

Gornjak Monastery
Gornjak Monastery
Religion
Affiliation	Serbian Orthodox Church
Location
Location	Petrovac na Mlavi
Architecture
Type	Byzantine
Style	Byzantine
Completed	1380
Materials	Stone

The Gornjak Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Горњак, romanized: Manastir Gornjak), also known as Ždrelo (Ждрело), is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the vicinity of today's city of Petrovac, Serbia.^[2]

Gornjak monastery is located in Gornjacka gorge, between Žagubica and Petrovac na Mlavi. Construction of the monastery was finished in 1380 by Starats (Elder) Grigorije and his brethren, and the founder was King Lazar of Serbia.

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^ Mileusnić, Slobodan (1998). Medieval monasteries of Serbia. Pravoslavna reč. p. 386. ISBN 9788676393701.
^ Tomašević, Nebojša (1983). Treasures of Yugoslavia: An Encyclopedic Touring Guide. Yugoslaviapublic. p. 387.

44°15′57″N 21°32′37″E / 44.2658°N 21.5436°E / 44.2658; 21.5436

[1] Mileusnić, Slobodan (1998). Medieval monasteries of Serbia. Pravoslavna reč. p. 386. ISBN 9788676393701.

[2] Tomašević, Nebojša (1983). Treasures of Yugoslavia: An Encyclopedic Touring Guide. Yugoslaviapublic. p. 387.

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