Prohor Pčinjski Monastery
Прохор Пчињски | |
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| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Monastery of Venerable Prohor of Pčinja |
| Order | Serbian Orthodox |
| Established | 11th century |
| Dedicated to | Saint Prohor of Pčinja |
| Diocese | Vranje |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Romanos IV Diogenes |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance |
| Designated date | 1979 |
| Site | |
| Location | Klenike, Bujanovac, Serbia |
The Monastery of Venerable Prohor of Pčinja (Serbian: Манастир Преподобног Прохора Пчињског, romanized: Manastir Prepodobnog Prohora Pčinjskog), commonly known as Prohor Pčinjski (Serbian: Прохор Пчињски, romanized: Prohor Pčinjski) is an 11th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery in the deep south in Serbia, located in the village of Klenike, 30 km (19 mi) south of Vranje, near the border with North Macedonia. It is situated at the slopes of Mount Kozjak at the left side of the Pčinja River. The monastery was founded in the 11th century and is the second largest Serbian Orthodox monastery complex after Hilandar.