Monastery of Holy Trinity, Orthodox monastery in Dučalovići, Lučani, Serbia
The Monastery of Holy Trinity stands on the slopes of Ovčar Mountain in the village of Dučalovići, Lučani municipality. Its single-nave church has a dome over the central bay, a pentagonal apse and a later-added west narthex. The walls are unplastered broken limestone, with sandstone frames on doors and windows.
Believed to date from the 12th century, like nearby Blagoveštenje, the monastery was built by monks of Sretenje. Two inscriptions on the west doors from 1615/16 are its first certain mention. In May 1815 Miloš Obrenović paid ransom for captives taken during the Second Serbian Uprising. Bishop Nikifor Maksimović had the collapsing quarters rebuilt in 1844; a stone bell tower added in 1850 was demolished in 1902.
The monastery's slava is the Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles, celebrated on the fiftieth day after Easter. The Divine Liturgy is served every Saturday, Sunday and feast day at 8 a.m. The iconostasis, carved by Nikola Marković in 1868, was moved to Blagoveštenje monastery and returned in 1995 after restoration.
The monastery lies in the village of Dučalovići, on the Lučani side of Ovčar Mountain, reached by road from Čačak toward Lučani through the village. The church is not plastered, so the stonework and carved sandstone frames are visible outside. Liturgy is served on Saturdays, Sundays and feast days at 8 a.m.
The monastery's iconostasis, carved by Nikola Marković in 1868, was moved to Blagoveštenje Monastery for safekeeping and returned only in 1995 after restoration. Two 17th-century frescoes remain inside the church.
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