Kalenić monastery

Kalenić monastery

Kalenić
Monastery information
Full name Манастир Каленић
Order Serbian Orthodox
Established 1407-1413
People
Founder(s) Protodaviar Bogdan
Site
Location Kalenić, Serbia
Public access Yes

Kalenić monastery (Serbian: Манастир Каленић) is an important Serb Orthodox monastery near Rekovac in central Serbia. It was built by protovestiarios Bogdan in the early 15th century (1407-1413). Village of Kalenićki Prnjavor lies nearby.

Kalenić was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

Fresco of Stefan Lazarević in Kalenić monastery

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Coordinates: 43°46′20″N 20°59′27″E / 43.7722°N 20.9907°E / 43.7722; 20.9907


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