Krupa monastery

Krupa monastery

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

Krupa monastery (Croatian: Manastir Krupa, Serbian: Манастир Крупа) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on the Krupa River in Croatia.^[1]

The monastery was built in 1317 by monks from Bosnia with donation of Serbian King Milutin.^[1] It is located on the southern slopes of Mount Velebit, halfway between the towns of Obrovac and Knin. It is the oldest Orthodox monastery in Croatia.

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 a well-known treasury.

See also

• List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries
• Serbs of Croatia

References

Sources

• Љиљана Дугалић. "Свето место". Nacionalna revija. 

External links

• Eparhija Dalmatinska. "Eparhija Dalmatinska: Manastir Krupa". 
• "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

Serbian Orthodox Church in Croatia
Eparchies	Metropolitanate of Zagreb and Ljubljana Eparchy of Dalmatia Eparchy of Gornji Karlovac Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja Eparchy of Slavonia Eparchy of Srem (partly in Croatia) Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina (partly in Croatia)
Churches	Eastern Croatia Church of the Holy Venerable Mother Parascheva Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, Trpinja Church of St. Nicholas, Vukovar Church of Pentecost, Vinkovci Church of St. George, Kneževo Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, Negoslavci Church of Pentecost, Markušica Church of St. George, Bobota Church of St. Stephen, Borovo Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Srijemske Laze Church of St. Peter and Paul, Bolman Church of St. Stefan Štiljanović, Karanac Church of St. Nicholas, Mirkovci Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, Gaboš Church of St. Nicholas, Jagodnjak Church of St. Demetrius, Dalj Central Croatia Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, Zagreb Church of St. George, Grubišno Polje Church of St. Nicholas, Karlovac Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, Drežnica Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Štikada Church of St. George, Varaždin Dalmatia North Adriatic Church of the Holy Annunciation, Dubrovnik Orthodox Church in Knin Church of St. Peter and Paul, Tepljuh St. Spyridon Church, Peroj Church of St. Nicholas, Rijeka Church of St. Nicholas, Vrlika Orthodox church of Holy Salvation, Cetina
Monasteries	Dragović Gomirje Komogovina Krka Krupa Lepavina Sv. Lazarica Orahovica Sv. Nedjelje Sv. Petke St. Basil of Ostrog
Education	Kantakuzina Katarina Branković Serbian Orthodox Secondary School (Zagreb) Seminary of Three Holy Hierarchs (Krka monastery)
Other	Order of Kantakuzina Katarina Branković Varaždin Apostol

Serbs of Croatia
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Political parties	Democratic Party of Serbs Independent Democratic Serb Party New Serbian Party Our Party Party of Danube Serbs Serb People's Party
Symbols	Order of Kantakuzina Katarina Branković
History	Historical organizations and institutions Croat-Serb Coalition Museum of Serbs of Croatia Serbian Chancellery in Dubrovnik Serb Independent Party Serb People's Radical Party Historical events 1991 riot in Zadar Anti-Cyrillic protests in Croatia Historical documents Varaždin Apostol (1454) Statuta Valachorum (1608–30) Vukovar resolution (1939) Open Letter on the Position and Status of Serbs in Croatia (2008) World War II General Persecution of Serbs Yugoslav Partisans Croatian Orthodox Church Catholic clergy involvement with the Ustaše Srb uprising Concentration camps Slana concentration camp Jadovno concentration camp Jasenovac concentration camp Jastrebarsko concentration camp Sisak children's concentration camp Stara Gradiška concentration camp Massacres Glina massacres Gudovac massacre Prebilovci massacre Veljun massacre War in Croatia Origins Log Revolution (1990) Military offensives Operation Flash (May 1995) Operation Storm (August 1995) Serbian regions Republic of Serbian Krajina SAO Krajina SAO Western Slavonia SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia Krajina dinar Flag Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia (1995–98) UNTAES Serbian forces Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina Scorpions Serb Volunteer Guard White Eagles Atrocities by Serbian forces Siege of Kijevo (1991) Bučje camp Baćin massacre Vukovar massacre Bruška massacre Dalj massacre Erdut killings Joševica massacre Knin camp Lovas killings Saborsko massacre Široka Kula massacre Škabrnja massacre Velepromet camp Voćin massacre Zagreb rocket attacks Atrocities against Serbs Paulin Dvor massacre Murder of the Zec family Gospić massacre Lora prison camp Varivode massacre Diplomacy Vance plan (1991) Daruvar Agreement (1993) Z-4 Plan (1995) Erdut Agreement (1995)