Dobrun
Monastery, also known as Krusevo, is
located in the picturesque mountainous region, 12 km away from Visegrad in the
gorge of the river Rzav. It is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Most Holy
Mother of God. There is no reliable data
about the origin and early history of the monastery but it is known it
was erected by the mayor Pribil and his
sons Stefan and Petar in 1343 god. The latter one, painted and built the
narthex in 1383 as a monk Jovan. In
1393, when the Turks invaded Bosnia for the the first time, the monastery was
destroyed. It was renewed by despot Stefan Lazarevic and Princess Milica. At
the turn of 18th and 19th century the monastery was deserted. It was destroyed
and rebuilt many times in its history. The largest devastation of the monastery
was experienced during the Second World War, when Germans used it as a weapons
depot, and blew it up during retreating in 1945. It was rebuilt again in 1946.
The
monastery was completely painted with
frescos. The most famous to this day preserved fresco murals represent Emperor
Dusan with his wife Jelena and their son Uros, and the fresco of founder of the
monastery, Mayor Pribil. On the rocks above the monastery there is a cave whose
entrance was built of limestone. It served as sanctuary to hermits who used to
come down to the monastery only during major holidays.
Monastery
served only as Dobrun Church for a long time, and since 1993 has renewed monasticism
and became active again as Dobrun monastery. The Museum of the First Serbian
Uprising, Gallery, and the Museum of “Mitropolija dabrobosanska” are located
within the monastery complex.
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