Beška Monastery
| Beška Monastery Манастир Бешка |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Beška island on Skadar Lake |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°09′53″N 19°13′46″E / 42.164722°N 19.229444°ECoordinates: 42°09′53″N 19°13′46″E / 42.164722°N 19.229444°E |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| State | Serbian Despotate (modern-day Montenegro) |
| Province | Principality of Zeta |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral |
| Website | http://www.manastirbeska.com/ |
| Architectural description | |
| Founder | Đurađ II Balšić |
| Funded by | Đurađ II Balšić, Jelena Balšić |
| Completed | 1439/1440 |
| Designated as NHL | The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary |
Beška Monastery or (Serbian Cyrillic: Манастир Бешка) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery on Beška island on Skadar Lake built in the Principality of Zeta of the Serbian Despotate (modern-day Montenegro). It has two churches within its complex, the 'Church of St. George' and the 'St Mary's Church'.
The Church of St. George (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква Светога Ђорђа) was built at the end of the 14th century by Đurađ II Balšić the Lord of Zeta from 1385 to 1403. His widow Jelena Balšić reconstructed it before she built St Mary's Church in 1439/1440.
The St Mary's Church or Church of Holy Mother (Serbian Cyrillic: Црква Благовештења) was built in 1439/1440 as the legacy of Jelena Balšić which is also confirmed by the inscription on the monastery. Jelena died in Beška monastery and was buried in the St Mary's Church.
The sacred bones of Jelena Balšić were placed in new relic case made of stone after the Church of Holy Mother she built on Beška island was reconstructed in 2002 by the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral. By the decision of the 'Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral' in 2006 she was titled 'Blagovjerna' and named Blagovjerna Jelena Lazareva Balšić.
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