Monastery of the Mother of God in Hvosno

Local name
LocationMunicipality of Istog / Istok, Kosovo

Monastery of the Mother of God in Hvosno was a Christian monastery of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the historical region of Hvosno. It was situated at the foot of Mokra Mountain, nearby hamlets Vrelo and Studenica, some 20 kilometers north of the city of Peć, in modern Kosovo. The Monastery was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance on 10 July 1967, and Republic of Serbia claims to have it under protection.In the third decade of the 13th century, on the foundations of an older basilica, a new church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos was erected in order to serve as a cathedral seat of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Hvosno.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monastery_of_the_Mother_of_God_in_Hvosno

Coordinates 42°45'40.293" N 20°24'16.583" E

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