Krupa monastery

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Krupa monastery

Monastery information
Full name	Manastir Krupa, Манастир Крупа
Order	Serbian Orthodox
Established	1317
Dedicated to	Feast of the Dormition of Theotokos
Site
Location	Croatia
Public access	Yes

The Krupa Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Крупа, romanized: Manastir Krupa) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on the Krupa River in Croatia.^[1] It is the oldest Orthodox monastery in Croatia.

Location[]

It is located on the southern slopes of the Velebit mountain,^[2] halfway between the towns of Obrovac and Knin.

History[]

The monastery was built in 1317 by monks from Bosnia, with the financial support from the Serbian king Milutin. During their reigns, King Stefan Dečanski and Emperor Dušan renovated the monastery. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the monastery was endowed by Saint Angelina of Serbia. Georgije Mitrofanović painted the walls in 1620–22. In the 1760s, Serbian writer and educator, Dositej Obradović, lived and worked in Krupa, while in the 1860s, major Serbian realist author, Simo Matavulj, lived and was educated in the monastery. Gerasim Zelić also lived there in the 18th century. It was completely renovated in 1855.^[1][2]

The surrounding konaks were burnt to the ground by the Ustaše during the World War II, who also destroyed the interior of the monastery turning it into their military post. In the 1950s the construction of the large belfry began but was never finished. After the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars in 1991, the well-known monastery treasury was displaced from Krupa. During the Operation Storm the monastery sustained damages in September 1995 and the local Orthodox Serbs, so as the priests, went into exile in Serbia. The belfry and the bells were damaged, so as the chapel while the interior was looted and partially demolished. Since 2000, partial reconstruction of Krupa began. It included numerous works, such as the construction and painting of the small additional church (paraklis) and the partial adaptation of the unfinished belfry. Some of the artifacts were returned in 2010. Since the mid-2010s, the government of the Republic of Croatia also helped with the renovation of the monastery.^[1][2]

History of the monastery was written in the 18th century chronicles of the Bishop of Dalmatia, Simeon Končarević.^[2]

Monastery's Iconostasis

Characteristics[]

The church of the Krupa monastery is dedicated to the Feast of the Dormition of Theotokos. In the monastery there are beautiful frescoes, a valuable collection of icons and parts of iconostasis and the collection of the several centuries old books.^[2]

See also[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krupa Monastery (Dalmatia).

• List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries
• Serbs of Croatia
• Krupa on Vrbas Monastery

References[]

Sources[]

External links[]

• "Манастир Крупа у Далмацији". RTRS. 2010-10-16.

Coordinates: 44°11′N 15°53′E / 44.183°N 15.883°E / 44.183; 15.883