Hermitage of St. Peter of Koriša

Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški
Испосница Светог Петра Коришког

Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški overview
Basic information
Location Kosovo[a]
Geographic coordinates 42°15′01″N 20°48′15″E / 42.2504057°N 20.8041107°E / 42.2504057; 20.8041107 (Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški)
Affiliation Serbian Orthodoxy
District Prizren
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Ruins, abandoned in 1453[1]
Leadership Serbian Orthodox Church
Architectural description
Architectural type Hermitage
Specifications
Materials stone

Hermitage and Monastery of Saint Peter Koriški (Serbian: Испосница и манастир Светог Петра Коришког, Isposnica i manastir Svetog Petra Koriškog) is a ruin of the hermitage and monastery located in Koriša, Prizren municipality, Kosovo[a]. The monastery and hermitage are on the same location.

History

The Monastery is an ancient cave dwelling that was abandoned in 1453 after the Turkish invasion.[1] After monastery disbandment, remains of St. Peter Koriški were moved to the Crna Reka Monastery in 1572.

Hermitage of Saint Peter Koriški was declared cultural monument on 16 December 1950,[2] and registered as a Protected Monument of Culture in 1990, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.[3]

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Notes and references

Notes:

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a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

  1. 1 2 "Koriša". Monastery of St. Peter of Koriša. Serbian Orthodox diocese of Raška and Prizren. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Rešenje Zavoda za zaštitu i naučno proučavanje spomenika kulture NRS u Beogradu, br. 1573 od 16.12.1950.g. Zakon o zaštiti spomenika kulture i prirodnih retkosti (Sl. glasnik NRS br. 54/4).
  3. ↑ Monuments of Culture in Serbia: MANASTIR I ISPOSNICA SV. PETRA KORIŠKOG (SANU) (Serbian) (English)


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