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Ostrog Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/14/2014
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Manastir Ostrog

Ostrog Manastir je jedan od najvažnijih manastira Srpske pravoslavne crkve. Samostan se nalazi oko 15 km od Danilovgrada prema Nikšiću. Nalazi se na padini Prekornica planina do razine rijeka Zeta (Bjelopavlićko razini). Samostan je osnovan 1655 od strane Metropolitan Vasilija, koji su morali napustiti svoje posljednje prebivalište, samostan Tvrdoš u Hercegovini, zbog najezde Turaka. Zajedno s 30 drugih redovnika, u historiografiji, odlučio je u samostan u dvije špilje visoko u planinama za izgradnju Ostrog, koja može biti neosvojiv za Turcima.

Ostrog Manastir se sastoji od donjeg i gornjeg samostana. Gornji manastir je dobio svoje ime, jer je uklesan u veličanstvenom planinskom Ostrog na nadmorskoj visini od 900 m nadmorske visine. Sastoji se od dvije male crkve koje su izgrađene u špiljama: jedan jepredstavljanje Djevice Marije posvećena,drugi na Svetom Križu. Samostan je ukrašen freskama poznatih domaćih majstora, djelomično oslikanim izravno na stijeni iz brda Ostrog.

Vasilija umro u samostanu 1671. Sedam godina kasnije, on je bio proglašen svetim i čudotvorac. Na terenu, on je umro na trsu je izrastao iz stijene, iako nije bilo zemlje u stijeni. Stoga se pretpostavlja da su plodovi vinove loze mogu izliječiti neplodnost.

Manastir Ostrog,treći najposjećeniji svetište u kršćanskom svijetu.

Ostrog Eingang photo P5280374.jpg

English

Monastery Ostrog

Ostrog Monastery is one of the most important monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated approximately 15 miles from Danilovgrad towards Nikšić. It lies on the slope of Prekornica Mountains to the river Zeta level (Bjelopavlićko level). The monastery was founded in 1655 by the Metropolitan Vasilje, who had to leave his last domicile, the monastery Tvrdos in Herzegovina, because of the invasion of the Turks. Together with 30 other monks, the historiography, he decided the monastery in two caves high in the mountains to build Ostrog, that it may be impregnable to the Turks.

Ostrog Monastery consists of the lower and upper monastery. The upper monastery got its name because it was carved in the magnificent mountain Ostrog at an altitude of 900 m above sea level. It consists of two small churches that were built in the caves: one is the representation of the Virgin Mary dedicated, the other to the Holy Cross. The monastery was decorated with frescoes by famous local painters, partially painted directly on the rock from Mount Ostrog.

Vasilje died in the monastery in 1671. Seven years later he was declared a saint and miracle worker. On the pitch , he died on a vine has grown out of the rock , although there was no earth in the rock. Therefore, it is assumed that the fruits of the vine can cure infertility.

The Monastery of Ostrog, the third most visited shrine in the Christian world.



Deutsch

Kloster Ostrog

Das Kloster Ostrog ist eines der bedeutendsten Klöster der serbisch-orthodoxen Kirche. Das Kloster ist ungefähr 15 Kilometer von Danilovgrad in Richtung Nikšić entfernt. Es liegt am Abhang des Prekornica-Gebirges zur Ebene des Flusses Zeta (Bjelopavlićko-Ebene).

Das Kloster wurde im Jahr 1655 vom Metropolit Vasilje gegründet, der wegen des Einfalls der Türken seinen letzten Sitz, das Kloster Tvrdos in Herzegovina, verlassen musste. Zusammen mit 30 anderen Mönchen, so die Geschichtsschreibung, beschloss er das Kloster in zwei Höhlen hoch am Berg Ostrog zu bauen, damit es für die Türken uneinnehmbar werde.

Das Kloster Ostrog besteht aus dem unteren und oberen Kloster. Das obere Kloster erhielt seinen Namen weil es in den prachtvollen Berg Ostrog auf einer Höhe von 900 m über dem Meeresspiegel eingemeißelt wurde. Es besteht aus zwei kleinen Kirchen die in den Höhlen erbaut wurden: eine ist der Darstellung der Gottesmutter gewidmet, die andere dem Heiligen Kreuz. Das Kloster wurde mit den Fresken von berühmten einheimischen Malern verziert, teilweise direkt auf den Fels vom Ostrog Berg gemalt.

Vasilje ist im Kloster 1671 gestorben. Sieben Jahre danach wurde er zum Heiligen und Wundertäter erklärt. Auf dem Platz, auf er gestorben ist, ist aus dem Felsen eine Weinrebe gewachsen, obwohl es in dem Felsen keine Erde gab. Daher wird angenommen, dass die Früchte der Rebe Unfruchtbarkeit heilen können.

Das Kloster von Ostrog das dritt meistbesuchte Heiligtum in der christlichen Welt.

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