 Pustinja Monastery | |
  Location within Serbia | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Манастир Пустиња |
| Dedicated to | Presentation of Mary |
| Site | |
| Location | village Poćuta nearValjevo in CentralSerbia |
| Coordinates | 44°11′47″N19°43′36″E / 44.1965°N 19.7268°E /44.1965; 19.7268 |
| Public access | yes |
Pustinja Monastery (Serbian:Манастир Пустиња,romanized: Manastir Pustinja) is aSerbian Orthodox monastery in village ofPoćuta nearValjevo inCentral Serbia.[1]
According to local legends this monastery was built in the 13th century by King SaintStefan Dragutin. Scientific researches found that the monastery was actually built in 1622 on the remnants of the older monastery which was built in the 11th century.[2] The construction of the monastery was completed on 25 June 1622.[3]
The monastery was built in theRaška architectural school. 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]
.Po predanju osnovan je u 13 veku u vreme srpskog krallja Dragutina.Nezavisno od legende današnji hram leži na temeljima još starijeg iz 11.veka.
Iznad zapadnih vrata unutar crkve je natpis koji kaže da je gradnja započela u mesecu martu a bila završena 25. juna 1622. godine.
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.
