уторак, 26. мај 2015.

Đunis monastery

Đunis monastery with the church of Holy Virgin is female monastery in village of Đunis, near Kruševac.


According to legend, back in 1898 this sacred place was found by  a little girl, Milojka Jocić, who was told by Holy Virgin that she must tell others that they must build church on this place and then she blessed the source from which water came, which would heal the sick people.


In 1960 it was decided by Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox church, that church of Holy Virgin should be a monastery. In 1977 the cornerstone for large church was set, which was consecreted in 2001. by patriarch Pavle. Painting her was attended by Greek artist Adonis, professor Dragomir Jašović and others. The iconostasis was worked by monastery schoolars from monastery Žiča.




Every 14th of october, the Shroud of the Holy Virgin in the monastery gather several thousand believers to attend all-day vigil and monring liturgy.

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