The Tvrdoš Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Тврдош, romanized: Manastir Tvrdoš) is a 15th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery near the town of Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established at the end of the 15th or in the early 16th century.
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| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Established | Late 15th/early 16th century |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Zachlumia, Herzegovina, and the Littoral |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | |
Official name | "Tvrdoš Monastery - Provisional list (1763)". |
| Type | Category II cultural monument |
| Criteria | Tentative List |
| Reference no. | 1763 |
Status | Tentative/Provisional List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Site | |
| Location | Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Coordinates | 42°43′07″N 18°17′48″E / 42.7186°N 18.2967°E |
History
editThe monastery was established at the end of the 15th or in the early 16th century.[1] The monastery remained a seat of the archbishops of Herzegovina until the Venetian overseas dominion destroyed it in 1694.[citation needed] The current monastery building was constructed in 1924. Today, the monastery is renowned for its wine production (in particular from the local Vranac and Žilavka grape varieties) and its wine cellars, one of which dates to the 15th century,[2] which are a popular tourist attraction.
In 2021, the retired Bishop of Zachlumia, Herzegovina, and the Littoral (1992–1999), Atanasije Jevtić was buried at the Chapel of the Resurrection of the Lord in the cemetery of the monastery.[3]
National monument provisional list
editAs of May 2026, the monastery remains on the KONS's Provisional List of National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[4]
Gallery
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Monastery
Courtyard
Church
Souvenir shop
Monastery wine cellars
See also
editFootnotes
edit- ↑ Krešić 2017, p. 189.
- ↑ Molitor, Thomas (1 November 2019). "Bottled History: The Wines of Bosnia-Herzegovina". The Somm Journal. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ↑ "Episkop Atanasije sahranjen u Trebinju - Društvo - Dnevni list Danas". www.danas.rs (in Serbian). 6 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ↑ "Tvrdoš Monastery (ref.1763)". kons.gov.ba. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
References
edit- Krešić, Milenko (2017). Vrijeme lomova: katolici jugoistočne Hercegovine od 10. do početka 17. stoljeća [Time of Breakage: the Catholics of South East Herzegovina from the 10th until the beginning of the 17th century] (in Croatian). Sarajevo: Katolički bogoslovni fakutlet. ISBN 9789532415308.
External links
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Official page (in Serbian)
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