MANASTIR KRUPA: ZADUŽBINA IZ VREMENA KRALjA MILUTINA

The Krupa Monastery belongs to the Eparchy of Dalmatia. According to the records made in the past few centuries, this monastery was founded in 1317, with the help of King Milutin, by monks from Bosanska Krupa. The fact that this is not just a legend is confirmed by the historical and political circumstances in this area. In the hitherto uninhabited areas, during the reign of Ban Mladen Šubić, at the end of the 13th century, Serbs began to settle. This area was of great importance for Nemanjić and the area over which the Serbian state exerted influence. Serbian rulers king Stefan Dečanski and Tsar Dušan also paid attention and material assistance to the Krupa Monastery. When the Turks ruled Dalmatia, they confirmed to the Krupa monks the right to enjoy the mentioned lands. The Serbian despots of Branković family from Srem, who gave the monastery a "charter" in 1494, also contributed to its renewal. The year 1502 will be the beginning of the centuries of suffering, but also a series of renewals. Today, the church has the basis of a developed inscribed cross with a dome on pendants, which are supported by semicircular vaults. In the 19th centurie, several important construction projects took place, and then the entire monastery complex was formed.