- Address: Petrovići, Banjani, 81400, Montenegro
- Denomination: Orthodoxy
- Type: for men
- Founder: Stefan Dechansky
- Date of construction: 1592
- Condition: active
Every year, the number of tourists planning a vacation in Montenegro , becomes more. This is not surprising, because the country can boast not only a unique nature, but also a lot of historical and architectural monuments that have survived to our days. One of the most ancient sights of Montenegro is the monastery of Kosierevo.
The centuries-old history of the monastery
The history of the shrine is full of trials and tragedy. The first monastery building was erected in 1592 on one of the banks of the Trebeshnitsa River on the donations of King Stephen Dechansky. In times of Turkish dominance, Kosierevo was plundered repeatedly, until in 1807 he was completely burned. After a decade the church was restored by priest Dionisy Dobrichevac. Uneasy times experienced the monastery Kosyerevo during the First World War.
Austrian troops robbed the temple and destroyed it and the cell building. The renewed church appeared here only in 1933.
Relics of saints
The monastery of Kosierevo is known in the religious environment. For 20 years, it housed the relics of St. Arseny Sremsky, brought by Prince Negosh. In the first years of the war of 1914 they were transferred to the temple of the Holy Archangels on Veliml and most recently returned to the monastery. Today clergymen of the monastery keep the foot of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke. Believers from around the world rush to the monastery of Kosierevo to touch the remains of the saints and ask for protection.
What else do the ministers of a solitary monastery cherish?
No less valuable are:
- Russian printed books of the late 19th century;
- silver censer - a gift of the Father Superior Theodosius Koprivitsa;
- The gospel, adorned with silver, granted by the abbot Mishkovic in 1860;
- bell, presented by soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian army.
Most of the religious relics are collected in a small cemetery cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel.
Kosierevo Monastery - modernity
Today the shrine is moved to the village of Petrovichi, near the town of Nikshich . This event was preceded by the construction of a hydroelectric power plant on the Trebishnica River in 1966-1979. The new building is built according to the old design, even its old stone facings are preserved. Inside the temple adorn the works of Montenegrin artist Naum Andrić.
How to get there?
The nearest town of Nikšić in Montenegro is 40 km away. You can overcome them by buses Nos. 9, 13, 42, by taxi or by car.