Studenica monastery is a medieval Serbian Orthodox monastery in the mountains of central Serbia, founded by Stefan Nemanja, the grand prince who founded the Nemanjic dynasty. He gave up his throne to become a monk and was buried here, and his son Saint Sava, the first archbishop of the Serbian Church, later brought his remains from Mount Athos. The monastery's main church, dedicated to the Virgin, is built of white marble and combines Romanesque and Byzantine elements, and contains notable frescoes of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, including a famous Crucifixion. It was the model for later Serbian monasteries and an important centre of Serbian culture. It was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
Before and after
- from 30 September 1183 to 6 October 1183Battle of Al-Fule
- from November 1183 to December 1183Siege of Kerak
- from 1185 to 1333Kamakura period
- from 1185 to 1396Second Bulgarian Empire
- 1186Construction of Studenica monastery
- c. 1187Origins of Stockholm
- from 1187 to 1833Construction of Alcobaça Monastery
- from 20 September 1187 to 2 October 1187Conquest of Jerusalem
- from 1189 to 1192Third Crusade
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The era
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