Hercegovačka Gračanica

The Hercegovačka Gračanica Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Херцеговачка Грачаница, romanized: Manastir Hercegovačka Gračanica) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in Trebinje, in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Hercegovačka Gračanica
Hercegovačka Gračanica monastery, pictured in 2014
Location within Republika Srpska
Hercegovačka Gračanica (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Monastery information
OrderSerbian Orthodox
Established2000
Dedicated toMost Holy Theotokos
DioceseDiocese of Zahumlje and Herzegovina
People
Important associated figuresPredrag Ristić (architect)
Site
LocationTrebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates42°42′38″N 18°21′35″E

Largely a copy of the Gračanica monastery in Kosovo, it was completed in 2000. The monastery is located above the city, on the historic Crkvina Hill, and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.[1]

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