Krušedol Monastery
Krušedol Monastery | |
Interactive map of Krušedol Monastery Манастир Крушедол | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Serbian Orthodox |
| Established | 1509-1514 |
| Dedicated to | Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary |
| People | |
| Founders | Metropolitan Maksim Branković and Saint Angelina of Serbia |
| Site | |
| Location | Krušedol Prnjavor, Vojvodina. Serbia |
| Coordinates | 45°07′09″N 19°56′24″E / 45.11917°N 19.94000°E |
The Krušedol Monastery (Serbian Cyrillic: Манастир Крушедол, romanized: Manastir Krušedol, pronounced [kruʃɛ̌dɔl]) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the Syrmia region, northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. The monastery is the legacy of the last Serbian despot family of Syrmia - Branković. Dedicated to the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, it has been described as the "spiritual beacon" of Fruška Gora and "Second Studenica".