Đurđevi Stupovi, Montenegro

Monastery church

The Đurđevi Stupovi Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Ђурђеви ступови, romanized: Manastir Đurđevi stupovi, lit. "Monastery of the Pillars of St. George") is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Berane, northeastern Montenegro. It was founded by Stefan Prvoslav, the nephew of Stefan Nemanja, in 1213. Since 1219, it was the seat of the Eparchy of Budimlja until the end of the 17th century.[1] Nowadays, it is the seat of the Eparchy of Budimlja and Nikšić.[2]

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References

Sources

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