Bešenovo Monastery
Манастир Бешеново | |
The monastery church under reconstruction | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Denomination | Serbian Orthodox Church |
| Established | Late 13th century (according to tradition) |
| Disestablished | 1944 (destroyed during World War II) |
| Reestablished | Reconstruction started in 2013 |
| Dedicated to | Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel |
| Celebration date | Synaxis of the Holy Archangels (November 21 / November 8 O.S.) |
| Diocese | Eparchy of Srem |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | King Stefan Dragutin (according to tradition) |
| Abbot | Archimandrite Arsenije Matić |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Under reconstruction, active |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Monument of Culture of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated date | 1990 |
| Style | Serbo-Byzantine (original style, reconstruction reflects it) |
| Site | |
| Location | Fruška Gora, Bešenovački Prnjavor |
| Country | Serbia |
| Coordinates | 45°07′01″N 19°42′25″E / 45.117040°N 19.706994°E |
| Public access | Yes (subject to reconstruction progress) |
| Website | besenovo |
The Bešenovo Monastery (Serbian Cyrillic: Манастир Бешеново) is a men's monastery of the Eparchy of Srem of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is one of the 16 Fruška Gora monasteries in Vojvodina, Serbia. It is located on the southern slopes of the central part of Fruška Gora, near the village of Bešenovački Prnjavor, which was once a monastery's prnjavor. The monastery is currently undergoing reconstruction after being completely destroyed during World War II.
The monastery church is dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel (Synaxis of the Holy Archangels). The archimandrite of the monastery is Arsenije Matić.