Zavala Monastery

The Zavala monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the village of Zavala in the eastern part of Popovo Polje, in Herzegovina, about 50 km west of the city of Trebinje. It is dedicated to the Presentation of Mary. The northern part of the monastery's church is situated in a cave. Along with Žitomislić and Tvrdoš, Zavala is one of the most important monasteries in East Herzegovina.

The first written record of the monastery dates from the early sixteenth century. During the Second World War, the monastery suffered great damage, and in the Bosnian War it was further damaged and abandoned. After the war the monastery was rebuilt again. This monastery is where Basil of Ostrog entered into monasticism.

References

Туристичка организација Републике Српске: Манастир Завала (National Tourist Organization of Serbian Republic: Zavala Monastery) (Serbian)
Туризам Републике Српске: Манастир Завала (Serbian Republic Tourism) (Serbian)
Епархија захумско-херцеговачка: Манастир Завала (Diocese of Zahumlje-Herzegovina: Zavala Monastery) (Serbian)

Serbian Orthodox monasteries

Serbia	Banjska* Devič* Gračanica* Peć* Holy Archangels* Visoki Dečani* Zočište* Banja Bukovo Ćelije Crna Reka Đurđevi stupovi Gornjak Gradac Kalenić Kastaljan Koporin Ljubostinja Manasija Mileševa Nimnik Pokajnica Prohor Pčinjski Pustinja Rača Rajinovac Ravanica Rukumija St. Nicholas Sopoćani Studenica Suvodol Tronoša Tuman Vitovnica Zemun Žiča Beočin Bešenovo Divša Grgeteg Jazak Krušedol Kuveždin Mala Remeta Novo Hopovo Privina Glava Petkovica Rakovac Staro Hopovo Šišatovac Velika Remeta Vrdnik-Ravanica Bavanište Bođani Fenek Hajdučica Kovilj Mesić Holy Trinity St. Melanija Sombor Središte Vojlovica

Montenegro	Bijela Beška Cetinje Dajbabe Dobrilovina Donje Brčele Duljevo Đurđevi Stupovi Gradište Kom Kosijerevo Miholjska Prevlaka Morača Moračnik Ostrog Piva Podmaine Podmalinsko Praskvica Reževići Savina Stanjevići Starčeva Gorica St. Nicholas, Obod Vranjina

Bosnia & Herzegovina	Bišnja Dobrićevo Dobrun Duži Glogovac Gomionica Hercegovačka Gračanica Klisina Knežina Krupa Liplje Lomnica Lovnica Moštanica Ozren Papraća Petropavlov Rmanj Sase Stuplje Svetog Arhangela Gavrila St. Nicholas Sv. Vasilija Ostroškog Tavna Tvrdoš Uspenja Bogorodičinog Veselinje Vozuća Zavala Žitomislić

Croatia	Dragović Gomirje Komogovina Krka Krupa Lepavina Sv. Lazarica Orahovica Sv. Nedjelje Sv. Petke Sv. Vasilija Ostroškog

Others	Hilandar (Mount Athos) New Gračanica Monastery (USA)

Notes	* indicate monasteries in Kosovo, which is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo.

List of Serbian Orthodox monasteries

Coordinates: 42°51′00″N 17°58′48″E / 42.850°N 17.980°E / 42.850; 17.980

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