Manastir Krušedol/Monastery Krušedol

Probably the most important among the Fruškogora monasteries is the Krušedol monastery, which was started to be built in the 15th century by the despot Đorđe Branković and his mother Angelina. This, today's women's monastery, is dedicated to the Christian holiday of the Annunciation, the day when the angel announced to Mary that she would give birth to Jesus. Đorđe, who later became a monk Maxim, brought the remains of his father Stefan and uncle Jovan Branković to Krušedol, and he also planned the crypt in which he was later buried. Therefore, it is considered that he intended this monastery to represent the Branković family mausoleum. However, the relics of Patriarch Arsenij III Čarnojević, Patriarch Arsenij IV Šakabent, Princess Ljubica Obrenović (wife of Miloš Obrenović) and King Milan Obrenović also found eternal peace here. Apart from them, Duke Stevan Šupljikac and Metropolitan Isaija Đaković are buried here. Its treasure is the baroque bell tower from the first half of the 18th century, but Krušedol's greatest treasure is its wall painting: frescoes and iconostasis. The frescoes were first painted, already in the middle of the 16th century. It is believed that their authors were Greek monks from Mount Athos and its hinterland. The most impressive among the frescoes is the representation of the terrible judgment on the western facade of the monastery. The Krušedol Monastery, and with it the relics of Branković, were burned by the Turks in 1716 after the defeat at Petrovaradin. Its restoration began in 1721 and lasted for several decades.