Dobrilovina Monastery
| Monastery of St. George, Dobrilovina | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Mojkovac, Montenegro |
| Geographic coordinates | 43°01′40″N 19°24′03″E / 43.0278°N 19.4008°ECoordinates: 43°01′40″N 19°24′03″E / 43.0278°N 19.4008°E |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox Christianity |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Territory | Eparchy of Budimlja-Nikšić |
| Region | Potarje, Tara River Canyon |
| Year consecrated | Before 1592; again in 1594 |
| Status | Active |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural style | Raška school |
| Completed | 1609 (on an earlier foundation) |
| Materials | Stone, wood |
The Dobrilovina Monastery (Serbian: Добриловина) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery in Donja Dobrilovina, Mojkovac, northern Montenegro. It is located on the left Tara river banks, in a region known as Potarje, at the beginning of the Tara River Canyon, the deepest river canyon in Europe. The village of Dobrihnina (later Dobrilovina) was mentioned in a Nemanjić charter in 1253, though the oldest preserved mention of the monastery dates back to 1592, when the Ottoman authorities allowed the locals to rebuild their monastery in Dobrilovina. In 1609, the current standing church dedicated to St. George was finished; the frescoes were finished by 1613. This church has been pillaged, abandoned, destroyed and renovated several times since its founding.
The monastery is located on the left Tara river banks, in a region known as Potarje, at the beginning of the Tara River Canyon, which is the deepest river canyon in Europe. The monastery lies within the historical tribal region of Šaranci, which includes the whole of Potarje. The monastery is the only one left in this region. It lies near the Crna Poda forest.
The monastery was built in the Raška architectural school. In terms of architectural and spatial traits, there is resemblance between the Uvac Monastery, Church of the Annunciation Monastery in Ovčar Banja, Pustinja Monastery, Dobrilovina Monastery, Majstorovina Monastery, Tronoša Monastery and others. The monastery is single-naved and has a rectangular apse shape, and low choir chapels at the side, appearing as transepts on the ground plan.
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