Mala Remeta monastery, Serbian Orthodox monastery in Fruška Gora, Serbia.
Mala Remeta monastery is an Orthodox monastery on the southern slopes of Fruska Gora mountain in Serbia, set in a stream valley among acacia and mixed forest. The site sits in a sheltered hollow with a small stream running through it, and consists of a church and several outbuildings.
The monastery first appeared in Ottoman records in 1546 under the name Remetica, showing that it was already well established by that time. Over the following centuries it was damaged and rebuilt several times, and most of what stands today dates from the Baroque period.
The monastery church holds an iconostasis with religious paintings arranged in five rows, made between 1757 and 1759 by Jovan Halkozovic from Novi Sad. The works are still in place and give a direct sense of Orthodox painting as it was practiced in the 18th century.
The monastery is reached by road near Vrdnik Banja, a small spa town in the area, with the last stretch running along an unpaved track. Several other monasteries on Fruska Gora mountain are within easy driving distance, making it straightforward to combine visits in a single day.
The monastery holds the remains of Saint Djordje Kratovac, a Serbian goldsmith from the 16th century who was executed after refusing to convert to Islam. His relics are kept here and are still venerated by visitors today.
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