The monastery was built between 1379 and 1382 by the former nobleman of prince Lazar (1371–1389), monk Dorothej and his son and later patriarch Danilo (III). Dorotej donated to monastery large estates around Kruševac and in Braničevo, which included a court with a church in Naupara (Naupara monastery). The monastery church with a triconconal base, is dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary, belongs to the Morava architectural school and is one of the oldest monuments of its type. It was demolished by the Ottomans in 1454. Work on research and conservation of the ruins of Drenča Monastery was carried out on several occasions (1952, 1967, 1971, 1981 and 2002), and the complete restoration of the monastery church was carried out by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments from Kraljevo, from 2003 to 2006. The Drenča Monastery is today under the protection of the Republic of Serbia, as a cultural monument of great importance.[2]
Architectureedit
The church of the Drenča monastery has a trefoil base, combined with an inscribed cross, richly decoratively built with slag and brick, with a three-part altar space and free columns that support an elegant dome. The monastery church of Drenča expands from the west towards the three-part altar area, towards the apse which is semi-elliptical on the inside, and five-sided on the outside, and towards the deacon's and prothesis, which were vaulted with cross vaults. This type of vault, unique in Morava architectural school, actually represents a reminiscence of solutions from Mount Athos. The apses of the prothesis and diaconicon are polygonal on the outside, and semicircular on the inside, while the side apses are semicircular both on the outside and on the inside. The carved stone decoration of the window sill, with unusually composed human figures, zoomorphic, geometric and floral motifs and decorations in the form of intertwined ropes, was originally painted and is a characteristic of the Morava architectural school. The ravages of time destroyed the former frescoes. To the west of the church of the Drenča monastery, about 25 meters (82 ft) away, the remains of the original monastery accommodation, measuring 18.5 by 10.5 meters (61 ft × 34 ft), were found.[3]
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April 15, 2024
drenča, monastery, drenča, dušmanica, monastery, located, near, place, same, name, from, aleksandrovac, belongs, eparchy, kruševac, serbian, orthodox, church, Манастир, Дренчаmonastery, informationfull, nameМанастир, Дренчаorderserbian, orthodoxestablishedbetw. The Drenca or Dusmanica Monastery is located near the place of the same name not far from Aleksandrovac and belongs to the Eparchy of the Krusevac of Serbian Orthodox Church 1 Drenca MonasteryManastir DrenchaMonastery informationFull nameManastir DrenchaOrderSerbian OrthodoxEstablishedbetween 1379 and 1382Dedicated toPresentation of MaryPeopleFounder s Dorotej of Hilandar and Danilo III patriarch SiteLocationDrencaPublic accessYes Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory editThe monastery was built between 1379 and 1382 by the former nobleman of prince Lazar 1371 1389 monk Dorothej and his son and later patriarch Danilo III Dorotej donated to monastery large estates around Krusevac and in Branicevo which included a court with a church in Naupara Naupara monastery The monastery church with a triconconal base is dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary belongs to the Morava architectural school and is one of the oldest monuments of its type It was demolished by the Ottomans in 1454 Work on research and conservation of the ruins of Drenca Monastery was carried out on several occasions 1952 1967 1971 1981 and 2002 and the complete restoration of the monastery church was carried out by the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments from Kraljevo from 2003 to 2006 The Drenca Monastery is today under the protection of the Republic of Serbia as a cultural monument of great importance 2 Architecture editThe church of the Drenca monastery has a trefoil base combined with an inscribed cross richly decoratively built with slag and brick with a three part altar space and free columns that support an elegant dome The monastery church of Drenca expands from the west towards the three part altar area towards the apse which is semi elliptical on the inside and five sided on the outside and towards the deacon s and prothesis which were vaulted with cross vaults This type of vault unique in Morava architectural school actually represents a reminiscence of solutions from Mount Athos The apses of the prothesis and diaconicon are polygonal on the outside and semicircular on the inside while the side apses are semicircular both on the outside and on the inside The carved stone decoration of the window sill with unusually composed human figures zoomorphic geometric and floral motifs and decorations in the form of intertwined ropes was originally painted and is a characteristic of the Morava architectural school The ravages of time destroyed the former frescoes To the west of the church of the Drenca monastery about 25 meters 82 ft away the remains of the original monastery accommodation measuring 18 5 by 10 5 meters 61 ft 34 ft were found 3 See also editCultural Monuments of Rasina DistrictReferences edit Drenca Monastery www dobrocinstvo rs in Serbian Retrieved 2023 02 12 Drenca Monastery the endowment of the monk Dorothej srpskasrednjovekovnaistorija com in Serbian Retrieved 2023 02 12 Monastery of the Introduction of the Holy Mother of God in Drenca www manastiri crkve com in Serbian Retrieved 2023 02 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Drenca Monastery amp oldid 1176168951, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
