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The Monastery of the Most Holy Mother of God (), also known as Petkovača (Петковача) is a defunct Serbian Orthodox monastery, currently in ruins, built by Serbian Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja sometime between 1159 and 1168. The monastery is located on a plateau between the Kosanica and Toplica rivers, and near the entrance of Kuršumlija. == History == The order in which Stefan Nemanja built the monasteries in Kuršumlija is a subject of debate. According to his son and biographer, Stefan the First-Crowned, the monastery was built between 1159 and 1168, as a result of a meeting with the Byzantine Emperor Manuel Komnenos. It was placed at the site of an early Byzantine basilica, which dated from the time of Justinian's restoration. Others think that the Saint Nicolas Church was the first monastery in the series to be built. These monasteries were of a similar construction; they were called White Churches because of the way in which the sun reflected off of their leaden roofs, and that is possibly why that area is today called ''Bela Crkva'' (White Church).〔Петко Д. Марјановић, Топлица кроз векове, Прокупље 2008〕 The monastery was first built as a nunnery. Stefan Nemanja's wife was one of its first caretakers, and during the course of her supervision, she became a nun. After her death, she became a saint under the name Saint Anastasia. Some of the famous women who came here included Agripina of the Balšić family and Ottoman consort Mara Branković, the daughter of Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković (r. 1427—1456), married to Sultan Murad II (r. 1421–44; 1446–51). After her husband died, Mara was given Toplica as a gift by her step-son Mehmed II. In 1451, Mara went to Kuršumlija and became a nun in the Holy Mother of God Church.〔Душан Миљковић, Распеће вечности. Цркве и манастири куршумлијске области, Ниш 1998〕 From the second half of the 15th century onwards, there are almost no sources mentioning the monastery. The research of Olga Zirojević indicates that based on annual income, the monastery was only active between 1455 and 1530, and in 1661, traveling Turkish writer Evliya Çelebi made mention of an abandoned church in the area. In the 18th century, according to a legend, the church was torn down and used to build "Isak's Mill". A century later, Austrian painter and traveling writer Felix Kanitz recorded that very little remained of the structure.〔Феликс Каниц, Србија. Земља и становништво од римског доба до краја XIX века, Београд 1989〕 Today, the monastery is in ruins, but it remains an important cultural monument. It is protected by the government of Serbia.〔Олга Зиројевић, Најраније турске вести о Куршумлији, štampano u: Куршумлија кроз векове. Зборник радова са научног скупа Пролом Бања, Београд 2000〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Church of the Holy Mother of God, Kuršumlija」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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