Savina Monastery, Montenegro

The Serbian Orthodox Monastery Savina is located east of Herceg Novi in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro.

Set in a park of old pines and oaks complex consists of a cemetery, two churches and the monastery building itself The smaller, richly decorated with frescoes church dates from the 11th century. The large church was built of Korcula in the 18th century by the artist Nikola Foretić. Worth seeing are the magnificent iconostasis. A seat in the choir stalls of the monks has been characterized for the assassination of King Alexander I during a visit to France in 1934 by a plaque and rendered unusable by a rod.

42.45347222222218.555055555556Koordinaten: 42 ° 27 ' 12 " N, 18 ° 33' 18" O

  • Serbian Orthodox Monastery
  • Religious building in Montenegro
  • Bay of Kotor
  • Herceg Novi
Carlo Savina Alexander I of Yugoslavia
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