Grgeteg monastery

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The Grgeteg Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Гргетег / Manastir Grgeteg) is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbia, in the province of Vojvodina. According to tradition, the monastery was founded by Zmaj Ognjeni Vuk (Despot Vuk Grgurević) in 1471. The earliest historical records about the monastery date back to 1545/1546. The first walled rocaille iconostasis in the church interior was painted and inlaid by Jakov Orfelin in 1774-1775.

Grgeteg Monastery was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and it is protected by Republic of Serbia.

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Coordinates: 45°08′15″N 19°54′06″E / 45.13750°N 19.90167°E / 45.13750; 19.90167


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