Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški

Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški
Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški
Испосница Светог Петра Коришког

Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški overview

Basic information
Location Kosovo[a]
Geographic coordinates 42°15′01″N 20°48′15″E / 42.2504057°N 20.8041107°E / 42.2504057; 20.8041107 (Hermitage of St. Peter Koriški)
Affiliation Serbian Orthodoxy
District Prizren
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Ruins, abandoned in 1453[1]
Leadership Serbian Orthodox Church
Architectural description
Architectural type Hermitage
Specifications
Materials stone

Hermitage and Monastery of Saint Peter Koriški (Serbian: Испосница и манастир Светог Петра Коришког, Isposnica i manastir Svetog Petra Koriškog) is a ruin of the hermitage and monastery located in Koriša, Prizren municipality, Kosovo[a]. The monastery and hermitage are on the same location.

History

The Monastery is an ancient cave dwelling that was abandoned in 1453 after the Turkish invasion.[1] After monastery disbandment, remains of St. Peter Koriški was moved to the Crna Reka Monastery in 1572.

Hermitage of Saint Peter Koriški was declared Protected Monuments of Culture in 1990, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.[2]

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Notes and references

Notes:

a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 85 UN member states.

References:

  1. ^ a b "Koriša". Monastery of St. Peter of Koriša. Serbian Ortodox diocese of Raška and Prizren. http://www.kosovo.net/ekorisa.html. Retrieved 10 December 2010. 
  2. ^ Споменици културе у Србији - Црква светог Спаса



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