Poganovo Monastery
 View of the Poganovo monastery. | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Манастир Светог Јована Богослова - Погановo |
| Other names | Monastery of St. Jovan Bogoslov |
| Order | Serbian Orthodox |
| Established | late 14th century |
| Dedicated to | Saint John the Theologian |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Niš |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Constantine Dragas |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Cultural monument of Great Importance |
| Designated date | 31 May 1967 |
| Site | |
| Location | Jerma gorge, near Dimitrovgrad |
The Poganovo Monastery (Serbian: Mанастир Погановo, romanized: Manastir Poganovo) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery situated in the gorges of the river Jerma, near the village Poganovo, municipality of Dimitrovgrad, Serbia.
According to some sources the frescoes were made by masters from Northern Greece.[1] Frescoes inscriptions are in Church Slavonic language.
Poganovo Monastery was protected by Serbia since 1949, and declared Monument of Culture of Great Importance in 1979, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.[2][3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "B92 - Travel - Poganovo monastery: Secluded in nature". www.b92.net. Archived from the original on 2006-06-17.
- ^ Monuments of Culture in Serbia: "Манастир Поганово" (SANU) (in Serbian and English)
- ^ G. Babić, 'Sur l'icônede Poganovo el la Vasilissa Hélèn', in D. Davidov, ed., L'Art de Thessalonique et des pays Balkaniques et les courants spirituels auXIVe siècle (Belgrade, 1987), pp 57-65
- ^ G. Subotić, Ikona vasilise Jelene i osnovaći manastira Poganova, Saopštenja 25 (1993), pp. 25-40.
Further reading
[edit]- Pentcheva, B. Imagined Images: Visions of Salvation and Intercession in a Double-Sided Icon from Poganovo. - Dumbarton Oaks Papers 54 (2000), 139-153.
- The Double-Sided Icon from Poganovo (Plates)
- Walter, Chr. The Iconography of the Prophet Habakkuk - Revue des études byzantines, T. 47 (1989), pp. 251-260
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