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Banjska Monastery, Church of St. Stephen

Manastir Banjska, Crkva Sv. Stefana, Манастир Бањска, Црква Св. Стефана

Begin 01.01.1313
End 31.12.1315

Properties

ID 124223
System Class Place
Place Existing Monastery
Case Study Beyond East and West: Sacred Landscapes Duklja and Raška
Dedication Saint Stephen
Denomination Orthodox
Evidence Existing Monument
Ground Plans Single Nave Basilica with a Dome
Stylistic Classification Latin-Byzantine Combination
Administrative unit Kosovo , Serbia
MarkerMarker
1 km
3000 ft
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Description

Banjska Monastery is situated by the Banjska river, near Zvečan in the North of Kosovo. It was built by King Milutin in 1313 to 1315, modelled on Studenica Monastery.
Its a single nave edifice with a dome and tripartite altar space. To the North and South of the central part of the Church are choirs with paracclesions next to each. Narthex has two bell-towers on its Western end.
The Church is rich with Romanesque sculptural decoration (it was probably made by the same artisans who worked in the Chilandar Monastery).The most prominent sculptural decoration is the statue of the Virgin with Christ as a child (kept in the nearby Monastery of Sokolica).
Some frescoes have remained, mostly under the dome.

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