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Monastery is located 2 km east of Herceg Novi in the unique ambience of the Mediterranean vegetation. It is one of the finest examples of Baroque architecture in the Adriatic. It consists of three churches: two dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the monastery shelter with the treasury on the north side of the courtyard, and church of St. Sava, isolated on a nearby hill.

 

Above the door of the Small Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, on the inner side, there is a fresco inscription from 1831 where the year of 1030 is mentioned as the year when the church was built. Several layers of fresco painting were discovered on the inner walls of the church. These frescoes are example of mixture of Byzantine icon painting and Gothic way of expression. According to some records this church dates from 1030. That is a church with one transept with half circle apsidal, a belfry and an oculus above the west portal. It was renewed in 1831 with the help of prior Makarije, and at that time its old pictures were also repaired. It is not familiar who built the Small church of Uspenje Bogorodice (Falling into sleep of Holy Mother of God), which dates from the XV century, but many things indicate that the aristocrat Bosnian family Kosaca built it.

 

The Great Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was built from the 1777 to 1799 by the master Nikola Foretic from Korcula and it represents one of the most beautiful facilities of this school from the age of Dalmatian baroque. Belfry is specially pointed out in this church, which has been decorated with wreaths, rosettes, and niches providing in that way the façade with baroque silhouette. In architectural terms, this church is a mixture of styles from Byzantine through the Roman-Greek to the Baroque style - a successful combination of Eastern and Western cultures. The iconostasis is also a blend of traditional iconography and the new baroque forms.

 

The Church of St. Sava was according to some sources built in the 15th century and according to some other sources in the 13th century.

 

Among the extremely valuable exhibits in the monastery treasury, there are Crystal Cross of the St. Sava from 13th century, needlework, petohljebnica (celebration of liturgy engraved in silver), reliquary of the Monastery Tvrdoš and other items from the 17th century, a portrait of the Russian Tzar Peter the Great...