Monastery Gradac, Serbia

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Gradac Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Градац) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in the Republic of Serbia. It lies on the elevated plateau above the river Gradačka, at the edge of the forested slopes Golija. near Raška and Brvenik. The exact year of construction of the monastery is not known, but it is probably in the last quarter of the 13th century, ~1245-1300. Endowment: Monastery founder is Helen of Anjou (Jelena Anzujska). Was built in the style of the Raška school with Gothic elements. Helen of Anjou or Hélène d'Anjou (Serbian: Јелена Анжујска / Jelena Anžujska; about 1236 - 8 February 1314) was a queen consort of Serbia, wife of Serbian king Stefan Uroš I and mother of kings Dragutin and Milutin.

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Location: Monastery Gradac, Gradac, Serbia
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