Monastery information | |
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Full name | Манастир Светог архиђакона Стефана - Бањска |
Order | Serbian Orthodox |
Established | 1317 (reestablished in 2004) |
Disestablished | 16th century |
Dedicated to | Saint Archdeacon Stephen |
Diocese | Eparchy of Raška and Prizren |
People | |
Founder(s) | King of Serbia Stefan Uroš II Milutin |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Cultural monument of Exceptional Importance |
Designated date | 26 August 1947[1] |
Site | |
Location | Hill near Zvečan |
Country | Kosovo |
Public access | Limited |
The Banjska Monastery (Albanian: Manastiri i Banjskës; Serbian: Манастир Бањска, romanized: Manastir Banjska, ) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in the Banjska village near Zvečan, Kosovo.
The monastery was the site of Banjska attack, an attack carried by Serb militants against Kosovo Police on 24 September 2023.