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.
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.
Along with Žitomislić and Tvrdoš, Zavala is one of the most important monasteries in East Herzegovina.
The first written source about the monastery is from the 16thcentury. During World War II the monastery suffered severe damage and it was damaged and abandoned in the last war. After the war, the monastery was reconstructed and the fraternity returned. In this monastery Saint Basil of Ostrog joined the monks.