Banja Monastery, Serbian Orthodox monastery in Priboj Municipality, Serbia

Banja Monastery is an Orthodox monastic complex in Priboj Municipality, southwestern Serbia, made up of three separate churches dedicated to St Nicholas, St Elijah, and the Assumption of Mary. The buildings are spread across a large plot of land, each with stone walls, sloped roofs, and narrow windows that are common in medieval Serbian religious architecture.

First mentioned in the Studenica Typicon around 1208, the monastery became the seat of the Eparchy of Dabar in 1220. The main Church of St Nicholas was founded by King Stefan Dečanski in 1329, burned during the Ottoman invasion, restored in 1570 and given its present look in 1904. In 1572 Patriarch Makarije Sokolović transferred the throne of the restored Peć Patriarchate to his nephew Antonije here.

The monastery's name comes from the warm springs of Banja, where Patriarch Makarije Sokolović is said to have taken cures; he donated two gilded fans with inscriptions. In 1572, at the St Nicholas assembly here, he passed the throne of the restored Peć Patriarchate to his nephew Antonije. A 14th-century icon of the Virgin and Child once kept here is now the Čajniče Krasnica in Čajniče.

The complex is generally open year-round, but access to some areas may be limited during religious services. Dress modestly and wear comfortable shoes, as the three churches are spread across the grounds and require some walking.

The monastery is one of the few in Serbia to have three fully standing churches on the same grounds, each built in a different period. This makes it possible to compare different styles of stone construction side by side without leaving the site.