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Manastir Rakovac

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Orthodox Serb monastery

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Manastir Rakovac
Photo: Dekanski · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Address
Stari Rakovac, Rakovac
Website
psdzeleznicarns.org.rs/frmanastiri/manastiri/fruskogorski_manastiri_rakovac.htm
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The Rakovac Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Раковац, romanized: Manastir Rakovac) is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. The monastery of Rakovac with its church dedicated to the Holy Healers Cosmas and Damian, as tradition has it, was founded by Raka Milošević, Chief Chamberlain to Despot Jovan Branković, according to a legend written in 1704. The legend states that Raka erected the monastery in 1498. The earliest historical records mentioning the monastery are dated to 1545–1546. Inside, there are fragments of the frescoes on the walls which date from the first half of the 16th century. The baroque bell-tower was adjoined in 1735, and the residential building gained its final, three-range shape in 1771. The icons on the baroque iconostasis were painted by Vasa Ostojić in 1763, while the wall paintings in the refectory are 1768 works of Amvrosije Janković. Rakovac Monastery was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and it is protected by the state.

Rakovac Monastery — Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA

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Where is Manastir Rakovac?

Manastir Rakovac is located at Stari Rakovac, Rakovac.

How to contact Manastir Rakovac?

website: psdzeleznicarns.org.rs/frmanastiri/manastiri/fruskogorski_manastiri_rakovac.htm.

How to get to Manastir Rakovac by public transport?

Nearest stops: Stari Rakovac VII - Manastir — 94 m, lines 77; Stari Rakovac VII - Manastir — 99 m, lines 77; Stari Rakovac VI - Manastirska 28 — 423 m, lines 77.

How far is Manastir Rakovac from the city centre?

It is about 2.8 km from the city centre (Rakovac) as the crow flies.

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