| Beška Monastery Манастир Бешка | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Province | Principality of Zeta |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral |
| Location | |
| Location | Beška island onSkadar Lake |
| State | Serbian Despotate (modern-dayMontenegro) |
  Shown within Montenegro | |
| Coordinates | 42°09′53″N19°13′46″E / 42.164722°N 19.229444°E /42.164722; 19.229444 |
| Architecture | |
| Founder | Đurađ II Balšić |
| Funded by | Đurađ II Balšić,Jelena Balšić |
| Completed | 1439/1440 |
| Designated asNHL | The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Website | |
| http://www.manastirbeska.com/ | |
TheBeška Monastery (Serbian:Манастир Бешка,romanized: Manastir Beška) is aSerbian Orthodoxmonastery onBeška island onSkadar Lake built in thePrincipality of Zeta of theSerbian Despotate (modern-dayMontenegro). It has two churches within its complex, theChurch of St. George and theSt Mary's Church. This church was uninhabited and owned by a local mosque until a negotiation led to ownership falling into the hands of the Serbian Orthodox Church. This church doesn’t represent the local communities who are majority Albanian Muslims.
TheChurch of St. George (Serbian Cyrillic:Црква Светога Ђорђа) was built at the end of the 14th century byĐurađ II Balšić theLord of Zeta from 1385 to 1403. His widowJelena Lazarević reconstructed it before she built St Mary's Church in 1439/1440.[1]
TheSt Mary's Church orChurch of Holy Mother (Serbian Cyrillic:Црква Благовештења) was built in 1439/1440 as the legacy of Jelena Balšić which is also confirmed by the inscription on the monastery.[2] Jelena died in Beška monastery and was buried in the St Mary's Church.
The sacred bones of Jelena Balšić were placed in new relic case made of stone after the Church of Holy Mother she built onBeška island was reconstructed in 2002 by theMetropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral.[3] By the decision of the 'Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral' in 2006 she was titled 'Blagovjerna' and namedBlagovjerna Jelena Lazareva Balšić.[4]
... се налазиле развалине цркве Св. Ђорђе. Јелена Балшић обновила је ову цркву и недалеко од ње подигла цркву...
Манастир Бешка је задужбина Јелене Башић
Митрополија црногорско-приморска је 2002. године обновила манастир Бешку, а свете остатке Јелене Балшић похранила у нови камени ћивот.
Како по свом животу и животном подвигу несумњиво припада Сабору Светих богоугодивших душа она је по благослову Митрополита црногорско-приморског Амфилохија 2006. године названа Благовјерна Јелена – Лазарева Балшић.
