Beočin monastery, Serbian Orthodox monastery in Fruška Gora, Serbia
Beočin monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastic complex located on the northern slope of Fruška Gora mountain, situated between two forested hills. The site features a main church building and an attached bell tower that form the central religious structures.
The monastery first appeared in written records during the Ottoman period in the 16th century, with the present church constructed during the 1730s. The bell tower was added several decades later as an architectural addition to the complex.
The church's iconostasis was carved in 1757 by Pavel, stepson of Pavel Parić of Vršac. Dimitrije Bačević, Janko Halkozović and Teodor Kračun painted it in the 1760s for 200 Dutch ducats, stopping work in 1766 until the monastery added 200 more. A separate chapel stands beside the church, rebuilt in 1905 to a design by Vladimir Nikolić.
The site is easy to explore on foot since the main buildings are arranged compactly and accessible via woodland paths. Comfortable shoes are recommended, and visitors should allow time to walk through the grounds and take in the surroundings.
The monastery was declared a Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990. Bishop Varnava Nastić, who died at the monastery on 12 November 1964, is buried here. The Serbian poet Jovan Grčić Milenko spent his last days at Beočin. A landslide in early 2013 brought down the 18th-century retaining wall, three metres high; a new wall was built in summer 2013.
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