Rmanj Monastery, Serbian Orthodox monastery in Martin Brod, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rmanj Monastery is a structure with white stone walls and traditional Orthodox architectural features, built at the location where the Unac and Una rivers converge. The complex includes chapels and residential buildings typical of monasteries in the region.
The earliest written record of the monastery dates from 1498, when voivodes Petar and Vukodrag Petrašanin paid for an icon of the Virgin and Christ. After the Ottoman conquest it was abandoned in 1578, then renewed by Beylerbey Telli Hasan Pasha as a seat for his brother, the monk Gavrilo Predojević. It served as the seat of the Metropolitanate of Dabro Bosnia for about 110 years, where ten metropolitans resided.
The place serves as a center for Serbian Orthodox worship, drawing pilgrims who participate in liturgical services or view the religious artworks displayed inside. The daily routine of the resident monks shapes the rhythm of the site and keeps it functioning as an active spiritual community.
The site is located near the village of Martin Brod and is easiest to reach by driving through the village itself. The monks offer guided tours upon request and assist visitors in understanding the site better.
In 1995, during Operation Storm, Croatian soldiers mined the monastery church; British SFOR explosives experts later defused the charges. The monks had fled that August, and the brotherhood only returned in 1998, when roof repairs began.
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