Petkovica Monastery

45°07′34″N 19°32′00″E / 45.12611°N 19.53333°E / 45.12611; 19.53333

The Petkovica Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Петковица, romanized: Manastir Petkovica) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located on Mount Fruška Gora, in the province of Vojvodina, northern Serbia. According to tradition, it was founded by the widow of Stefan Štiljanović, Despotess Jelena. The earliest historical records mentioning the monastery are dated to 1522.^[1]

Petkovica Monastery was declared Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance in 1990, and it is protected by the state.

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^ "ОРИЈЕНТАЦИЈА СТАРИХ ПРАВОСЛАВНИХ ЦРКАВА У РЕПУБЛИЦИ СРБИЈИ СЕВЕРНО ОД САВЕ И ДУНАВА" (PDF). ceon.rs (in Serbian). Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade. 2012.

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Serbia	Banjska* Bavanište Berkasovo Blagoveštenje Bođani Devič* Budisavci* Holy Archangels* Banja Beočin Bešenovo Bukovo Ćelije Crna Reka Divša Đurđevi Stupovi Fenek Gorioč* Gornjak Gračanica* Gradac Grgeteg Hajdučica Holy Trinity Jazak Kalenić Koporin Kovilj Kovilje Krušedol Kuveždin Lepenac Ljubostinja Mala Remeta Manasija Mesić Mileševa Naupara Nikolje Nimnik Nova Pavlica Novo Hopovo Patriarchate of Peć* Petkovica Poganovo Pokajnica Pridvorica Privina Glava Prohor Pčinjski Pustinja Rača Rajinovac Rakovac Ravanica Rukumija Sokolica* Sombor Sopoćani Središte Staro Hopovo Stara Pavlica Studenica St. Archangel Gabriel St. Melania the Roman St. Roman Suvodol Šišatovac Tronoša Tuman Velika Remeta Visoki Dečani* Vitovnica Vojlovica Vrdnik-Ravanica Zočište* Žiča
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bišnja Dobrićevo Dobrun Duži Glogovac Gomionica Hercegovačka Gračanica Liplje Lomnica Moštanica Ozerkovići Ozren Papraća Rmanj Sase Stuplje St. Basil of Ostrog Tavna Tvrdoš Veselinje Vozuća Zavala Žitomislić
Montenegro	Bijela Beška Cetinje Ćelije Dajbabe Dobrilovina Donji Brčeli Dovolja Đurđevi Stupovi Gradište Kom Kosijerevo Majstorovina Morača Moračnik Orahovo Ostrog Piva Podmaine Podmalinsko Praskvica Reževići Savina Stanjevići Vranjina
Croatia	Dalmatinska Lazarica Dragović Gomirje Jasenovac Komogovina Krka Krupa Lepavina Orahovica
Romania**	St. Đurađ Bazjaš Bezdin
Hungary**	Serbian Kovin

Diaspora

Europe	Dormition of the Theotokos
Americas	St. Sava New Gračanica St. Mark St. Paisius St. Xenia Holy Ascension St. Herman Holy Transfiguration

* Monastery in Kosovo, which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Serbia and Kosovo. ** The Eparchy of Timișoara (covering Romania) and the Eparchy of Buda (covering Hungary), whose jurisdiction is limited to ethnic Serbs in those countries, are regarded as part of the traditional jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Church, but stricto sensu are not within its canonical territory.

v t e Monasteries of Fruška Gora
Beočin Bešenovo Divša Grgeteg Jazak Krušedol Kuveždin Mala Remeta Novo Hopovo Privina Glava Petkovica Rakovac Staro Hopovo Šišatovac Velika Remeta Vrdnik-Ravanica

v t e Immovable Cultural Heritage of Exceptional Importance
Archaeological sites	Vinča Mediana Justiniana Prima Mramorje Velika humka Rudna Glava Gamzigrad Trajan's Bridge Lepenski Vir Diana/Karataš Kraku Lu Jordan Starčevo Bassianae Sirmium Židovar Gomolava Čibska šuma Kalvarija Ulpiana Viminacium
Cultural monuments	St. Achillius Dositej's Lyceum Residence of Princess Ljubica Belgrade Fortress Captain Miša Mansion Cathedral of Saint Archangel Michael Museum of 4 July Secret Partisan Print Shop Residence of Prince Miloš Topčider Church Topčider Parish House Topčider Obelisk Pokajnica Golubac Fortress Takovo complex Church of St. George Manasija Tabula Traiana Kragujevac District Courthouse House of Svetozar Marković Sobrašice of Lužnice Žiča Studenica Maglič Lazarica with Kruševac Fortress Monastery of Saint Nicholas Monastery of the the Theotokos, Kuršumlija Lazarevac Memorial Church Mačkov Kamen complex Despot Stefan Memorial Hajduk Veljko's Powder Magazine Early Byzantine Tomb Skull Tower Niš concentration camp Đurđevi Stupovi Petrova Church Sopoćani Stari Ras Hristić family House Banja Monastery Mileševa Partisan Hospital, Prijepolje St. Peter and Paul's in Gornja Dobrinja Gradac Monastery Kalenić Smederevo Fortress Museum of 1941 Uprising Partisan printing house "Borba" Headquarters of the Main People's Liberation Committee of Serbia Plant nursery, Užice Partisan Hospital, Krčagovo Kadinjača Stari Han Oplenac Ljubostinja Ravanica House of Dimitrije Tucović Atenica Wine cellar Prnjavor Memorial Chapel Wooden Church, Dub St. Peter and Paul's in Sirogojno Monument to the Unknown Hero Prohor Pčinjski Bođani Monastery Bač Franciscan Church Dunđerski Palace Neštin House Bački Petrovac House Beočin Monastery Rakovac Monastery Šlajz Bishop's palace, Vršac Mesić Monastery Vojinović Bridge Medieval palace of Vučitrn Monastery of St Barbara Danilović House Hadum mosque Orthodox Church in Čurug St. Nicholas', Stari Slankamen Velika Remeta Vrdnik-Ravanica Grgeteg Monastery Jazak Monastery Mala Remeta Candlemas Church, Krušedol Selo Krušedol Monastery Novo Hopovo Staro Hopovo Gorioč Our Lady of Hvosno St. John's, Crkolez St. Nicholas', Đurakovac St. Nicholas', Kikinda Suvača Orthodox Church in Mokrin Churches in White Drin valley Dobra Voda Dolac Church Drsnik Church Mlečane Church Čabić Church Kijevo Church Pograđe Lower Church Pograđe Upper Church Romanian Church in Uzdin Theotokos', Vaganeš Ubožac (Rđavac) Presentation of Mary, Lipljan Arača Almaška Church Church of The Assumption, Novi Sad Novo Brdo St. Nicholas', Velika Hoča St. John's, Velika Hoča Vojlovica Transfiguration Church, Pančevo Transfiguration Church, Budisavci Bajrakli Mosque St. Jeremiah's, Goraždevac Warehouses of Karlovčić Ogar House St. Luke's, Kupinovo St. Nicholas', Sibač Kaljaja St. Peter of Koriša Holy Salvation, Prizren St. Nicholas', Prizren Churches of Sredačka Župa Holy Virgin, Sredska St. George's, Sredska St. Nicholas', Mušnikovo St. Paraskevi, Mušnikovo Bogoševce Church Gornje Selo Church Drajčići Church Sinan Pasha Mosque Hammam of Prizren Imperial Mosque St. John's, Sombor Devič Divša Kuveždin Petkovica Monastery Warehouses of Golubinci Šišatovac Old St. Stephen's, Sremska Mitrovica Palace of the Patriarchate, Sremski Karlovci Saint Nicholas', Sremski Karlovci Subotica Synagogue Subotica City Hall Virgin Hodegetria, Mušutište St. George's, Rečane Catholic Church of Čoka Orthodox Church of Vilovo Zvečan Fortress Sokolica Monuments of Nerodimlje Nerodimlje Medieval Town Petrič Fortress St. Uroš Holy Archangels, Gornje Nerodimlje Churches of Sirinićka Župa St George's, Gornja Bitinja St. Theodor Tyron's, Donja Bitinja St. Nicholas', Gotovuša St. Nicholas', Štrpce Privina Glava Orthodox Church of Molovin Holy Archangels Gračanica Visoki Dečani Our Lady of Ljeviš Patriarchate of Peć Banjska Monastery Terzijski Bridge Miloš Obrenović's House
Historic landmarks	Bela Crkva Bubanj Šumarice Stolice Marićevića jaruga Radovanjski Lug Cer Memorial Ossuary Vuk Karadžić's birth house Kraljevo Memorial Park Čegar Ljubić Boško Buha Memorial Complex Chapel of Peace Site of the Battle of Slankamen Vezirac Hill Memorial Idvor Memorial Complex Site of the Battle of Senta Syrmian Front Memorial Complex Takovski grm
Spatial cultural and historical units	Knez Mihailova Street Tešnjar Novi Pazar Fortress with the Old Bazaar and Altun-Alem Mosque Gornja Dobrinja Complex Negotin Wine Cellars Rajac Wine Cellar Rogljevo Wine Cellar Štubik Wine Cellar "Staro selo" Etno Complex Topčider Stari Ras area Gazimestan Sremski Karlovci Bač Fortress Dositej's Lyceum area Fruška Gora Military Technical Institute Complex