History Tronoša Monastery

1 history

1.1 old monastery
1.2 reconstruction
1.3 world wars
1.4 today

history
old monastery

there no proper historical records confirm origin of monastery , known according various traditional writings. monastery endowment of king stefan dragutin, however, died in 1316 , construction finished widow, queen catherine in 1317. named after 3 rivers confluence 1 @ monastery (tri reke koje vodu nose, 3 water bearing rivers ). original edifice looted , razed ottomans several times in 14th , 15th centuries. ended being demolished , not known original monastery looked like.

reconstruction

it rebuilt on foundations of old monastery in 1559. enterprise headed hegumen pajsije , monks arsenije , genadije. same year, church of presentation of mary built. few years later, school transcribed , rewrote old manuscripts operational. act of retaliation attacks of hajduks in region, ottomans burned in 1800s. renovated in 1834 , painted mihailo konstantinović bitola , nikola janković ohrid.

in 1791 monk josif transcribed 1526 tronoša chronicle, important serbian literary memorial in first half of 18th century. copy of chronicle kept in monastery, while original in vienna, austria.

world wars

tronoša badly damaged during world war i. during battle of cer in 1914, serbian wounded soldiers transported monastery medical treatments. after austria-hungary occupied serbia, army burned church books. destroyed or removed doors in complex, repaired in 1923. in august 1941, local chetnik rebellion liberated loznica ( first town liberated germans in occupied europe ) in battle of loznica, , tronoša s hegumen georgije bojić active in planning , conducting of operation. aide veselin misita, in charge of attack. when german reoccupied area in october 1941 burned monastery books , punched through 1 of walls cannonball.

today

in vicinity of monastery chapel of saint holy martyr pantaleon. below chapel ten-pipe concrete drinking fountain cold, spring water. both chapel , fountain destroyed several times through history. traditionally, original fountain attributed mythological jug bogdan (based on historical vratko nemanjić, though) , 9 sons, jugović brothers, hence ten pipes. built chapel , fountain in 1388 prior battle of kosovo. modern chapel , fountain restored in 1968 when fresco leaving battle of kosovo painted on fountain. fountain called fountain of 9 jugović .

one of best known traditions in monastery making of large plowmen candles . 2 cast each year out of 50 kg (110 lb) of wax , 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) tall. on maundy thursday people gather in front of monastery, bring candles inside church , light them in front of icons of jesus christ , holy mother of god. thought preserve , enhance harvest, hence name. custom of casting candles , ceremony of bringing them church , lighting them has been placed on serbian list of intangible cultural heritage.

as vuk stefanović karadžić learned write in monastery, coming school nearby tršić through forest , section of monastery adapted museum of vuk s schooling . today, tronoša female monastery. in 2017 officially celebrated 700th anniversary.

the monastery has been protected since 22 december 1948 , declared cultural monument of great importance in 1979.