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Churches and temples

CHURCH IN MILIČINICA

Wooden church in Milicinica, Valjevo municipality, built in the period from 1791 to 1794. As one of the most important wooden churches in Serbia, it has become a model for many sacral buildings, both in terms of architectural creation and constructive-spatial solution, as well as decorative treatment of details. The log cabin church represents an...

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ĆELIJE MONASTERY

The Holy Monastery of Celija is located 6 km southwest of Valjevo, on the left bank of the river Gradac. Gradac is a submerged river that springs below the mountain Povlen, and after a few kilometers it sinks and erupts again near the village of Bogatić, above Ćelija, near Jako izvor. From there to Ćelija,...

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LELIĆ MONASTERY

Lelic Monastery is located in the village of the same name, on the territory of the town of Valjevo, 11 km away from the town. The monastery is the endowment of Bishop Nikolaj and his father Dragomir Velimirović. By transferring the relics of St. Bishop Nikolaj from America to Lelic, a beautiful iconostasis and frescoes,...

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PUSTINJA MONASTERY

The Pustinja Monastery is located not far from the center of the village of Poćute, at the entrance to the Pustinja Gorge, which was cut by the river Jablanica into the northwestern slopes of the Valjevo Mountains. It belongs to the Diocese of Valjevo of the Serbian Orthodox Church and represents an immovable cultural asset...

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