page_title: Zavala Monastery
section_title: Location and history
hierarchical_section_title: Zavala Monastery / Location and history
caption_attribution_description: English: Zavala Monastery The Zavala Monastery is located in the immediate vicinity of Popovo Polje. The church relies on the natural cave, and its architecture is conditioned by this position. The church is dedicated to The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple. The interior of the church is painted with frescoes, which are the work of the famous Hilandar monk Georgije Mitrofanović, a great Serbian painter of the 17th century. In this monastery, novice was St. Basil of Ostrog. Српски (ћирилица)‎: Манастир Завала Манастир Завала налази се у непосредној близини Поповог Поља. Црква се наслања на природну пећину, и њен изгед и архитектура условљени су овим положајем. Црква је посвећена ваведењу Пресвете Богородице. Унутрашњост цркве је живописана фрескама, које су рад познатог хиландарског монаха Георгија Митрофановића, великог српског зографа 17. века. У овом манастиру искушеник је био Свети Василије Острошки. NKD610 - Манастирска црква Ваведења, Завала
context_page_description: The Zavala monastery is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the village of Zavala on the southwestern edge of Popovo Polje, in Ravno, Bosnia and Herzegovina municipality, in southernmost part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
context_section_description: Some 55 kilometers to the east lies the town of Trebinje. The monastery is dedicated to the Presentation of Mary. The northern wall of the monastery's church is situated within a cave. This monastery is also known as a place where Basil of Ostrog entered into monasticism.
  Along with Žitomislić and Tvrdoš, Zavala is one of the most important monasteries in East Herzegovina. The first written record of the monastery dates back to sixteenth century. During the Second World War, the monastery suffered major damage, and in the Bosnian War it was further damaged and abandoned.
caption: Zavala Monastery
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