Манастир Нова Павлица | |
 Picture of Monastery in 2011 | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Serbian Orthodox |
| Established | between 1381 and 1388 |
| Dedicated to | Presentation of Mary |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Stefan and Lazar Musić |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Eparchy of Žiča |
| Site | |
| Location | Pavlica,Raška, in southwesternSerbia |
TheNova Pavlica Monastery (Serbian:Манастир Нова Павлица,romanized: Manastir Nova Pavlica) is a 14th-centurySerbian Orthodox monastery located inPavlica,Raška, in southwesternSerbia. It belongs to theEparchy of Žiča. The monastery is located nearStara Pavlica, near riverIbar and near old town ofBrvenik.
The monastery was founded by Stefan and Lazar Musić, members of Serbian nobleMusić family.[1] Their father wasčelnik Musa and mother was Dragana Hrebeljanović, sister ofPrince Lazar. The icons in church were painted in 1387.[2] The monastery is dedicated to thePresentation of Mary.[3] The monastery belongs to theMorava architectural school.[4]
The building of Monastery was completed before theBattle of Kosovo, between 1381 and 1388.[5] When relics ofPrince Lazar were transferred to theRavanica Monastery in 1390, they remained during one night in the Nova Pavlica Monastery.[6]
The church of the monastery was reconstructed and expanded in 1464 byMichael Angelović.[7] The Ottoman defter of Brvenik kadilik probably mentions this monastery when it described it as New Church.[8] In 1955 the façade of the church was repaired.[9]
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