| Monastery of St. George, Dobrilovina | |
|---|---|
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox Christianity |
| Region | Potarje, Tara River Canyon |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Year consecrated | Before 1592; again in 1594 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Mojkovac, Montenegro |
  Shown within Montenegro | |
| Territory | Eparchy of Budimlja-Nikšić |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°01′40″N19°24′03″E / 43.0278°N 19.4008°E /43.0278; 19.4008 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Raška school |
| Completed | 1609 (on an earlier foundation) |
| Materials | Stone, wood |
TheDobrilovina Monastery (Serbian:Манастир Добриловина,romanized: Manastir Dobrilovina) is aSerbian Orthodox monastery inDonja Dobrilovina,Mojkovac, northernMontenegro. It is located on the leftTara river banks, in a region known asPotarje, at the beginning of theTara River Canyon, the deepest river canyon in Europe. The village of Dobrihnina (later Dobrilovina) was mentioned in aNemanjić charter in 1253, though the oldest preserved mention of the monastery dates back to 1592, when the Ottoman authorities allowed the locals to rebuild their monastery in Dobrilovina. In 1609, the current standing church dedicated toSt. George was finished; the frescoes were finished by 1613. This church has been pillaged, abandoned, destroyed and renovated several times since its founding.
The monastery is located on the left Tara river banks, in a region known asPotarje, at the beginning of theTara River Canyon,[1] which is the deepest river canyon in Europe. The monastery lies within the historical tribal region ofŠaranci,[2] which includes the whole of Potarje. The monastery is the only one left in this region.[1] It lies near theCrna Poda forest.
The monastery was built in theRaška architectural school.[3] In terms of architectural and spatial traits, there is resemblance between theUvac Monastery, Church of the Annunciation Monastery inOvčar Banja,Pustinja Monastery, Dobrilovina Monastery,Majstorovina Monastery,Tronoša Monastery and others.[4] The monastery is single-naved and has a rectangularapse shape, and low choir chapels at the side, appearing as transepts on the ground plan.
In the Ston charter (1253) ofStefan Uroš I, the King of Serbia, the villages "Brskovo, Prostenija, Stričina, Gostilovina, Bistrica, and the hamlets of Dobrihnina (laterDobrilovina) and Bjelojevina" are mentioned, and these exist still today, all in theMojkovac municipality.[5] In the later Lim charter, the "village Brskovja Prostjanja and hamlets: Bistrica, Dobrihnina, Gostilovina, Stričina, Plavkovina, Selca, Jasenovo" are mentioned, the three last are unidentified though are most likely to have been hamlets of the earlier mentioned villages.[5] The name changed over time into Dobrilovina.[6]
The oldest existing sources mentioning the monastery date from 1592, when theOttoman Empire issued aferman (decree) approving the locals' reconstruction of a destroyed church in the grounds.[7][8] The reconstruction indicates that the monastery existed earlier,[1][7][8] though it is not known when the original monastery was built.[9] According to tradition, there was an older temple (храм) at the site, big as theMorača monastery (which was built in 1252), and the fact that Dobrilovina is reminiscent of Morača, it is calledLittle Morača (Мала Морача).[1] Some believe that Dobrilovina too was an endowment of theNemanjić dynasty.[10][11]
The consecration of the church took place in 1594, whenhegumen Janićije andduhovnik Zarija are mentioned.[8] ATheotokarion (Богородичник) was written in the monastery, dating to 1602; this manuscript was later held atCetinje, from where it was taken toRussia.[8] The church, dedicated to Saint George, was finished in 1609 as an endowment ofhegumen Joakim and the monastic brotherhood,[7] which is attested by the inscription above the doorway to thenave. This was thanks tovojvoda (duke) Radič Milošević and the localknezovi (lords).[1] Painting of the churchfrescoes was finished by the year 1613.[7] In the time of theCretan War (1645–69), Potarje and the neighbouring territories were in revolt against theOttoman Empire.[12] In 1664, amenaion was written at the monastery.[13] In 1673, the valuables of the Ravna Reka monastery (Majstorovina) were transferred to the Dobrilovina monastery.[1] These valuables, including books and church utensils, among which were an ancientpanagia, were later transferred to theNikoljac Monastery inBijelo Polje.[14] In 1689, a cell was built.[7] Some time after 1699, the relics ofArchbishop Arsenije I were moved to the monastery from theDovolja Monastery.[15] In 1749 the church got a roof,[1] and the monastery was reactivated.[7] The monastery was then ravaged by the Ottomans in 1799, however the monks had already retrieved the valuables and abandoned it.[1] S. Kosanović (Serbian Learned Society, 1871) wrote that "... 58 years ago [ca. 1813] the church was destroyed when Omer Akn, an evildoer, came with two others and terrorized and extorted the hegumen."[2] The monastery was then restored byhieromonk Makarije ofVraćevšnica, with the help of Jovan Savić and priest Vid, in 1833.[1] However, the same year,Turks fromKolašin attacked the monastery and "dispersed the [monastic] brotherhood", and the church was renovated only in 1866, whenarchimandriteMihailo Dožić-Medenica (1848-1914) was sent as an administrator.[1][16]
It became the "centre of the spiritual and political life and aspirations for freedom in the wide area of Potarje",[17] Dožić also established a school that was operated secretly in the monastery, the first school in the valley of Tara — this was a very significant step towards national awakening here and in surrounding regions.[18] The school was temporarily moved to the nearby cave during Ottoman attacks. Dožić also organized an insurgent battalion in the region,[19] active between 1875 and 1878 (during theMontenegrin–Ottoman War (1876–78)). The Ottomans had the monastery emptied and the quarters burned in 1877.[1]
The monastery was renovated in 1905.[1][20] After theFirst Balkan War, the region was liberated and became part of theKingdom of Montenegro.[19] DuringWorld War I, the Montenegrin army heavily defeated the numerically stronger Austro-Hungarian army in theBattle of Mojkovac.[19]
Добриловина на Тари, једнобродна грађевина рашкога типа, са кубетом, саграђена 1593 год. (сл. 456)
In terms of its spatial and architectural traits, the Church of the Virgin Mary of Uvac Monastery resembles the Church of the Annunciation Monastery at the foot of Mount Kablar, as well as some other shrines, such as Pustinja, Dobrilovina, Majstorovina, Tronoša and others.
Намеће се с тога питање, да ли да- нашње име Добриловина није мало измењено, у више народном облику, раније име Добрихнина, чије се зна- чење, по личном власништву, временом заборавило. Мени ствар изгледа потпуно вероватна, тим више што се Бис- трица и Добриловина, које се у обе повеље вежу за- једно (у Лимској чак Бистрица Добрихнина), налазе на левој страни Таре, једна иза друге, док су Прошћење и ...
манастир Добриловина. Подигнут је у славу светог Георгија, оног што је убио аждају. Изградили га Немањићи.
Добриловина (по предању из доба Немањића)
Посебно тешке прилике на данашњој територији општиие Мојковац биле су за вријеме кандијског рата (1645 - 1669.) те је Потарје у овом рату, заједно са оусједним просторима, било захваћено општим уста- ничким врењем.
После 1699. године овдје су из манастира Довоље пренијете мошти архиепископа Арсенија.
of the Tara river, near the town of Mojkovac, the monastery of Dobrilovina was the centre of the spiritual and political life and aspirations for freedom in the wide area of Potarje. Studying the long history of the Monastery the author points out the work of arhimandrit Mihailo Dozid who, after the Turkish raid in 1833, renovated the monastery in 1866. Particularly important is Dozid's role in the uprising in this region that lasted from 1875 until 1878.
In the 19th century, an insurgent battalion was formed in the area, led by Mihailo Dozic, abbot of Dobrilovina monastery. After the First Balkan War, the region was freed and joined to the Kingdom of Montenegro. During World War I it was the scene of the famous battle of Mojkovac (1916), when the Montenegrin army inflicted a heavy defeat on the numerically ...
Dobrilovina - Sv.Velikomučenika Georgija - 1905
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