Lepavina
monastery was built around 1550, soon after the formation of the first Serbian
settlements in the region. In 1557,
Turks attacked the monastery under the guidance of Arep-aga Alija, burned it,
killed four monks and brought two of them into slavery.
Restoration
of the monastery began in 1598 but moved slowly and difficult because of the
lack of funding.
Arrival
of Archimandrite Visarion in 1635, creates the conditions for the construction
of the monastery in the true sense of the word. Under the direction of
Archimandrite Visarion in 1636 Serbs began a fundamental construction of the
monastery Lepavina and in 1642 the construction was done despite all the
difficulties they encountered.
History
of Lepavina monastery is inseparably linked with the history of Varazdin
Generality Serbs. From the time of its reconstruction they intensely resisted
all attempts for their conversion to catholicism and faught unition, but at the
same time it meant fighting against turning local Serb Krajisnik people into
bondservants. In defense of their religion and ethnic privilege (Statute
Valahorum) the Monastery monks supported the people, fighting and dying
alongside them.
In 1734,
Serbs from Varazdin Generality succeeded to get their own Orthodox bishop,
other than Uniate one.
In mid
18th century, today's monastery church
was built.
History
of the Lepavina monastery is inextricably linked to the icon of the Holy Mother
of Lepavina. The emergence of this icon is dating from the early 16th century
and is the work of an unknown author.For a reason, this icon is attributed to
the miraculous healing powers.
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