Churches - Monasteries
Churches - Monasteries
Church of the Holy Ascension
Crkva Sv. Vaznesenja u Petrovcu, podignuta je u vreme od 1866-1869 godine na zalaganje crkvene opštine i meštana sela Petrovca, jer je crkva bila jedan od uslova da se Petrovac proglasi varošicom. Crkva je locirana nedaleko od centra grada, ima veliku portu obraslu starim lipama i ogradu od kovanog gvožđa
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Gornjak monastery
The Gornjak Monastery lies on a smaller, extended plateau of the Mlava in the Gornjak gorge. It leans against the stone cliffs of Ježevac, under which the Mlava flows, rapid and clear.
A motel was built on the opposite side of the river.
The monastery is the endowment of Duke Lazar, and was built between 1379 and 1381. Thanks to its convenient position, as being outside the main transit routes of the time, it "outlived Kosovo" for exactly seven decades.
Vitovnica monastery
Vitovnica Monastery is located 13 km northeast of Petrovac, in the area of the Vitovnica village. It lies at the foot of the Homolje mountains, on the river Vitovnica, after which it was actually named.
Okružuje ga lep i živopisan kraj, bogat šumom i izvorskom vodom. Sazdan je pod samom stenom brda Vranj, a samo petnaestak metara južno od crkve teče Vitovnica, koja upravo tu izlazi iz klisure. Povelje o osnivanju manastira nema ni u prepisu, niti postoji bilo kakav drugi pisani trag o ktitoru i vremenu nastanka Vitovnice.
Blagoveštenje monastery
The monastery Blagoveštenje (Annunciation), is located in the Gornjak gorge, on the left side of the road Petrovac - Žagubica.
Lako se prepoznaje po zazidanoj pećini sa više otvora za prozore i vrata. Sagrađen je krajem 14. veka i bio je jedan od najistaknutijih manastira toga vremena u Braničevu. Gradnja se pripisuje despotu Stefanu Lazareviću. Kroz istoriju se do manastira, sve do druge polovine 19. veka, dolazilo teško.
Reskovica monastery
On the way to Gornjak, before entering the Gornjak gorge, the recently renovated monastery of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, now the Holy Trinity, can still be seen from afar.
Manastir se nalazi u selu Ždrelu. Samo par kilometara dalje, po valovitom i šumovitom terenu, automobilom ili pešice, dolazi se u malu kotlinu, okruženu brdima.
Holy Trinity monastery
The Holy Trinity Monastery is located on Mali Čukar hill in the area of the village Ždrelo. It was built next to a spring of healing water. According to the legend, many blind patients regained their sight after using this water and praying to the God.
Ideju da na temeljima nekadašnje crkve Svete Trojice sazida manastir Sima Stevanović iz Ždrela dobija 1955. godine. Početkom 1998.
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