Veluće Monastery

Veluće Monastery is a monastic complex in Trstenik featuring a frescoed church with stone and brick structures surrounded by gardens near the Srebrenica river. The grounds include various support buildings that serve different purposes for the monastic community.

Built between 1377 and 1378, the monastery displays architectural features of the Morava school with an inscribed cross plan and five-sided apses. This early period shaped its design style and religious importance for centuries.

The interior walls display portraits of medieval nobility and religious figures that show how the Orthodox world appeared during that period. These images tell stories of people and their roles in the spiritual life of the time.

Visitors should know that the grounds contain several historical buildings from different periods, some of which may have limited access. It is worth asking ahead about which areas are open and allowing time to explore both the church interior and the surrounding gardens.

The church structure contains an unusual architectural feature where the width under the dome space exceeds its length by roughly one meter. This characteristic makes the interior space asymmetrical and sets it apart from typical church floor plans of that era.