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Monastery of St. Nicholas and Spring of St. Nicholas, Orahovica

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Monastery of St. Nicholas and Spring of St. Nicholas, Orahovica

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Monastery of St. Nicholas and Spring of St. Nicholas, Orahovica

Name: Monastery of St. Nicholas and Spring of St. Nicholas, Orahovica
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Location: Virovitica-Podravina, Croatia

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1. Kapavac Peak – Jankovac Mountain Lodge, Papuk loop from Zdenci-Orahovica

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September 23, 2019

Deep in their bowels, in solitude, in a small hilly valley, in a mountain meadow, through conifer needles and a green curtain of beechwood, the white walls with red roofs lit up before their eyes. Towers, Shrine, History and Culture in One Place - Monastery of St. Nicholas (Nikolai) ORAHOVICA - an oasis and spiritual refuge for Orthodox believers, a historical, cultural and tourist destination of curious well-wishers.

A narrow asphalt road leads to the monastery, a branch of the Orahovica - Kutjevo road connection, above Chibger. Breath of life gives him a cheerful mountain creek that springs in the immediate vicinity. A monastery can be seen from the landscaped lookout on the mountain pass. Red roofs and white walls just below, down in the chasm.

It is one of the oldest Orthodox monasteries in Croatia. It was founded in the late 16th century. Already in 1579 he was mentioned by the Ottoman list of the Požega Sandžak. He calls it the "Remeta Monastery" in the area of Rahovec's Orahovac. Remet's toponym is a derivative of Latin, meaning hermit. Even today, the desert hermitage, not far from the monastery, is still mentioned in the people. The oldest preserved records from the monastery itself date from 1583. The monastery is mentioned as the temple of Saint Nicholas, called Remet. It is learned from the record that the monastery is in the hands of Orthodox monks.

The monastery has been vacant for 20 years, and since 2017, the monk Paul, the archimandrite of the monastery of St. Nicholas.

Every day the monastery is open and every day the sacred liturgy is served. Sundays and public holidays are at 9 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and look and pray. People often visit the monastery, some stay in the monastery for several days, and some come tourist, look at the church, enjoy the beautiful nature, walk to the source of St. Nicholas. The stone church that can still be seen today was built in 1592.

Not every well-wisher will regret opening the door of history and religion behind the walls of the monastery in the heart of Papuk.

source: tzgorahovica.hr

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Location: Virovitica-Podravina, Croatia

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