Tvrdoš Monastery, Trebinje

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Tvrdoš Monastery, Trebinje
Tvrdoš Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery from the 15th century.

Tvrdoš Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery from the 15th century.

It is located near the city of Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 4th century foundations of the first Roman church on the site are still visible.

The Orthodox monastery was established there in the 15th century, with a cathedral constructed about 1508 and painted with murals by Vicko Lavrov from Dubrovnik in 1517.

The monastery remained a seat of the Metropolitans of Herzegovina until the Venetian Empire destroyed it in 1694. The current building of the monastery was constructed in 1924.

 

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