Zavala Monastery

Zavala Monastery
Zavala Monastery
Манастир Zavala
	The monastery in July 2017
Religion
Affiliation	Serbian Orthodox
Rite	Eastern Orthodox
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina
Patron	Presentation of the Virgin
Year consecrated	c. 1514
Location
Location	Zavala, Ravno
Municipality	Ravno
State	Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Shown within Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geographic coordinates	42°50′59″N 17°58′47″E / 42.8497295110395°N 17.9795980413691°E
Materials	stone
	KONS of Bosnia and Herzegovina
	Official name: Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Zavala, the architectural ensemble
Type	Category I cultural property
Criteria	A, B, C i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., D iii.iv., E ii.iii.iv.v., F i.iii., G i.ii.iii.iv.v.vi., H i.ii.iii.
Designated	5 March 2003 (?th session, decision No. 08.2-6-148/03-2)
Reference no.	1820
Website
	website
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The Zavala Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Завала, romanized: Manastir Zavala) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the village of Zavala on the southwestern edge of Popovo Polje, in Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina municipality, in the southernmost part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is first mentioned in 1514, which means that the monastery already existed by the early sixteenth century. The monastery was designated National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by the KONS in 2003.^[1]

Location and history

Some 55 kilometres to the east lies the town of Trebinje. The monastery is dedicated to the Presentation of Mary. The northern wall of the monastery's church is situated within a cave. This monastery is also known as a place where Basil of Ostrog entered into monasticism.

Along with Žitomislić and Tvrdoš, Zavala is one of the most important monasteries in East Herzegovina. It was first mentioned in 1514, when the monastery purchased a vineyard in Orahov Do.^[2] Two years later, in 1516, the Ottomans ordered the destruction of Catholic churches built before the conquest of Herzegovina. For this reason, many Catholics in the region of Popovo Polje converted to Eastern Orthodoxy. The proximity of the Zavala monastery was the main factor in their conversion.^[3]

During World War II, the monastery suffered major damage, and in the Bosnian War it was further damaged and abandoned. In the early 21st century, the frescoes were restored, the church and dormitories were renovated, and the monastery became active again.^[2]^[4]

Zavala and Vjetrenica

The site of the restored monastery, together with Zavala's village old architecture and stone masonry, and with Vjetrenica cave, constitutes cultural-historic, architectural and natural assemble, protected by KONS as an important national monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Because of its importance as national heritage, as well as tourist and ambiental attraction, the site is also placed on the UNESCO Tentative list for inscription into UNESCO World Heritage Site list.^[5]^[6]

Footnotes

^ "Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Zavala, the architectural ensemble". old.kons.gov.ba. Sarajevo: Commission to preserve national monuments. 5 March 2003. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Манастир Завала | Епархија ЗХиП" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
^ Vidović 2010, p. 285.
^ ЗХиП, Епархија (2023-12-04). "Манастир Завала прославио крсну славу- Ваведење Пресвете Богородице". Епархија Захумско-херцеговачка и приморска (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-07-16.
^ "Zavala graditeljska cjelina". Commission to preserve national monuments. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
^ "Pećina Vjetrenica u Zavali". Commission to preserve national monuments. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

References

Journals

Vidović, Domagoj (2010). "Pregled toponimije jugozapadnoga dijela Popova" [Overview of the toponymy of the southwestern part of Popovo]. Folia onomastica Croatica (in Croatian) (19): 17–33. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

External links

Media related to Zavala monastery at Wikimedia Commons

[old.kons.gov.ba-2003-1] "Church of the Presentation of the Virgin in Zavala, the architectural ensemble". old.kons.gov.ba. Sarajevo: Commission to preserve national monuments. 5 March 2003. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

[:0-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Манастир Завала | Епархија ЗХиП" (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-07-16.

[FOOTNOTEVidović2010285-3] Vidović 2010, p. 285.

[4] ЗХиП, Епархија (2023-12-04). "Манастир Завала прославио крсну славу- Ваведење Пресвете Богородице". Епархија Захумско-херцеговачка и приморска (in Serbian). Retrieved 2024-07-16.

[5] "Zavala graditeljska cjelina". Commission to preserve national monuments. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

[6] "Pećina Vjetrenica u Zavali". Commission to preserve national monuments. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

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v t e Serbian Orthodox monasteries
Serbia	Banjska* Bavanište Berkasovo Blagoveštenje Bođani Devič* Gračanica* Holy Archangels* Banja Beočin Bukovo Ćelije Crna Reka Đurđevi stupovi Fenek Gorioč* Gornjak Gradac Hajdučica Kalenić Kastaljan Koporin Kovilj Kovilje Ljubostinja Manasija Mesić Mileševa Nimnik Poganovo Pokajnica Pridvorica Prohor Pčinjski Pustinja Rača Rajinovac Ravanica Rukumija St. Nicholas Sopoćani Studenica Suvodol Tronoša Tuman Vitovnica Bešenovo Divša Grgeteg Jazak Krušedol Kuveždin Mala Remeta Novo Hopovo Nova Pavlica Petkovica Patriarchate of Peć* Privina Glava Rakovac Staro Hopovo Stara Pavlica Šišatovac Velika Remeta Vrdnik-Ravanica Holy Trinity St. Melanija Sombor Središte Vojlovica Visoki Dečani* Zemun Žiča Zočište* Naupara St. Roman Blagoveštenje
Montenegro	Bijela Beška Cetinje Ćelije Dajbabe Dobrilovina Donji Donji Brčeli Dovolja Dubočica Duljevo Đurđevi Stupovi Gradište Kaludra Kom Kosijerevo Majstorovina Miholjska Prevlaka Morača Moračnik Nikoljac Orahovo Ostrog Piva Podmaine Podmalinsko Podostrog Podvrh Praskvica Reževići Savina Stanjevići Starčeva Gorica St. Nicholas, Obod Vranjina
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bišnja Detlak Dobrićevo Dobrun Donja Bišnja Dragaljevac Dubokovac Duga Njiva Duži Glogovac Gomionica Hercegovačka Gračanica Ilinka Karno Klisina Knežina Krupa Liplje Lomnica Moštanica Ozerkovići Ozren Papraća Petropavlov Pjenovac Rmanj Rožanj Sase Sokolica Stuplje St. Nicholas St. Basil of Ostrog Tavna Treskavac Tvrdoš Veselinje Vozuća Zavala Žitomislić
Croatia	St. Ana St. Basil of Ostrog Bršljanac Crnogorci Dragović Gomirje Jasenovac Komogovina Krka Krupa Lazarica Lepavina Marča Medak Oćestovo Orahovica Pakra St. Petka
Others	Hilandar (Mount Athos) Saint Djuradj Monastery (Romania) Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Monastery (United States) New Gračanica Monastery (United States) Saint Herman of Alaska Monastery (United States) Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Canada) New Kalenić Monastery (Australia)
Notes	* indicate monasteries in Kosovo, which is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo.
List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries

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