[Map of Glozane] [Monastery Dobres] [Monastery Zlatenac] [Miljkov Monastery] [Photo Galleria]

Srpski jezik

Monastery Zlatenac
dedicated to Saint Healers St. Kozma and St. Damjan

The monastery is located five kilometers South-East of Glozane on the bank of river Morava. The area is slightly hilly surrounded by the forest, wheat bearing fields and vineyards.



Locals believe the monastery was built on a sacred place. It is known that people gathered there for centuries to pray to God.

The monastery was an endowment of despot Stefan Lazarevic and directly served to transcription-constructive school of Resava. Today's name comes from latter restorer. The style of the church belongs to moravska school. It was rebuilt and restored many times. First reconstruction occurred in n1923, the second in 1952/1953, and the third in 1966 all organized by believers of Glozane. Most of the facts about enormous work on restoration and its benefactors are found in notes of a farmer, Radomir Todorovic from Glozane known as Rala Bogin.
Until 1980 Monastery Zlatenac belonged to Miljkov Monastery, but during that year Zlatenac became independent coenobitic women's monastery. Mother Jefimija (Jovic) became the abbess of the monastery. Today, she is in charge of the forth monastery renovation.

Although small, the church is well-built with a broken-edge roof culminating in an octagonal dome. Wooden iconostas is a real piece of art, while precious icons and frescoes are done by Zica iconographic school. Next to the monastery are new residence buildings and a bell-tower.

Right on the river Morava, nearby Zlatenac, there is a watermill donated by Milan Ilic from Brzane.
 

www.svilajnac001.co.rs