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The Monastery in the Heart of Golija Guards a Special Legend: It Concerns Queen Jelena Anžujska
Gradac Monastery was built around 1270, on a gentle plateau above the Gradac River, in the style of the Raška school of architecture.
TL;DR
- Manastir Gradac was built by Queen Jelena Anžujska in the late 13th century.
- Queen Jelena was the wife of King Uroš I Nemanjić, respected for her education and care for the poor.
- The monastery church, dedicated to the Mother of God, is made of white marble and follows the Raška architectural style.
- Queen Jelena spent her last years and was buried at Manastir Gradac in 1314.
- A local legend speaks of Queen Jelena's favorite stone bench by the river, where visitors still go to find peace.