Podmaine Monastery
| Podmaine Monastery Манастир Подмаине |
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| Basic information | |
| Location | Podmaine, Budva |
| Geographic coordinates | 42°17′52″N 18°50′40″E / 42.2979°N 18.8445°ECoordinates: 42°17′52″N 18°50′40″E / 42.2979°N 18.8445°E |
| Affiliation | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| State | Zeta (modern-day Montenegro) |
| Country | Montenegro |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral |
| Website | http://www.manastirpodmaine.rs/ |
| Architectural description | |
| Founder | Crnojević noble family |
| Completed | 15th century |
Podmaine Monastery (Serbian Cyrillic: Манастир Подмаине) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery built in the 15th century by the Crnojević noble family in Podmaine near Budva, Zeta (modern day Montenegro) The monastery has two churches, smaller and older church of Presentation of the Mother of God was built by Crnojević noble family in the 15th century while bigger church (of Dormition of the Mother of God) was built in 1747.
The name Podmaine (Pod-Maine) means beneath Maine. Maine was a small tribe with territory below Lovćen, between Stanjevići Monastery and Budva. The monastery was the gathering place of the tribe, who traditionally held meetings on the feast day of St. George.
The exact year of establishment of the monastery is unknown. The church of Dormition of the Mother of God was built in the 15th century and reconstructed in 1630 while its larger church (Church of St. Petka) was built in 1747.
Metropolitan Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš died in Podmaine Monastery in 1735. He was buried in the monastery but his remnants were later moved to Cetinje.Dositej Obradović lived several months in this monastery when he visited Boka in 1764.
In 1830 Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, based on the request of the emperor of Russia, sold Podmaine Monastery and Stanjevići Monastery together with their estates to the Austrian Empire.
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