Kovilj Monastery

Kovilj Monastery
Манастир Ковиљ
Manastir Kovilj
The Monastery of Kovilj
Monastery information
Full nameМанастир Ковиљ
OrderSerbian Orthodox
Established13th century
Renovated in 1705-1707
Dedicated toSaint Archangels Gabriel and Michael (26 July)
DioceseBačka Eparhy
Serbian Orthodox Church
Controlled churches1
People
Founder(s)Saint Sava
Site
LocationKovilj, Novi Sad, Bačka, Vojvodina,  Serbia
Coordinates45°12′49″N 20°02′04″E / 45.21361°N 20.03444°E / 45.21361; 20.03444

The Kovilj Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Ковиљ, Manastir Kovilj) is a 13th-century Serb Orthodox monastery in the Bačka region, in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. According to the legend, the monastery was founded by the first Serb archbishop, Saint Sava, in the 13th century.[1] The monastery, often cited as one of the most beautiful, has been nicknamed the "Jewel of Bačka".[2] Considered "one of the most monumental cultural-historical objects in Bačka", it is protected by the state since 4 August 1949 as a cultural monument.[3]

  1. ^ "Pravoslavlje - Manastir Kovilj". Archived from the original on 2011-08-24. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. ^ Aleksandra Mijalković (20 August 2017), "Zanimljiva Srbija - Manastir Kovilj: Za monahe dom, za zavisnike mesto nade", Politika-Magazin, No. 1038 (in Serbian), pp. 20–22
  3. ^ Zoran Laličić (2010). "Pčelinjak manastira Kovilj" (in Serbian). DP Jovan Živanović, Novi Sad.