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Despot Stefan Lazarević, it was dedicated
to St. Stefan the Martyr. Then, in Stephen’s
despotate, the monastery had a particularly
important role, because it was located in
immediate vicinity of the old capital. There
is also reference to the then Abbot Vasilije,
who visited Jerusalem. The fate of the
sanctuary, as elsewhere, is closely connected
with the history and fate of the Serbian
people. Every time people were suffering,
the monastery was also destroyed. During
the Great Migration under the Patriarch
Arsenije Čarnojević, the local monks were
also forced to flee. They took what they
could and headed toward Fruška Gora.
Only after the Požarevac Treaty (1718),
they returned to Slanci, renovated the
monastery as much as it was possible and
continued to live here.
HISTORY OF SUFFERING
AND ELEVATION
– The monastery then continued to
vegetate until 1834, when it was deserted
and collapsed – continued Abbot Andrej.
– Two churches were erected from this
material: St. Elias in Mirijevo and the Holy
Archdeacon Stefan in Slanci. In1833, when
prince Miloš Obrenović ordered him to
make an inventory of churches and monasteries
in the vicinity of Belgrade, Joakim
Vujić writes that Abbot Damaskin received
him very cordially in Slanci. Vujić
describes the church with two domes, says
that the previous one was repaired, but
was later abandoned and collapsed. It remained
like this until 1905, when villagers
built a rectangular chapel, probably on
the foundations of the old church. Later, in
1969, Patriarch German built this apse and
a small dormitory. Then, for St. Patron’s
Day, for the consecration of the monastery,
Nikanor, vice-abbot of Hilandar also arrived,
with several monks. They brought as
a gift of an icon of the Three-Handed Virgin,
painted and consecrated in Hilandar.
With the blessing of Patriarch German, the
monastery of Slanci was then declared an
appendage of Hilandar.
After World War II, it was not easy to
establish a greater brotherhood in Slanci,
because in the communist Yugoslavia the
monastery land had been confiscated.
To Live Truthfully
After the
liturgy: lighting
candles and meal
in the monastery
dining room
Wonderful spiritual lessons of noble Russian elders of Municipal
are compiled in the book “Live Truthfully”. It is a true and effective
guide to non-hypocritical and humble life “on the path to
Christ and in Christ”. Prof. Janja Todorović, an Orthodox publicist,
gave a lecture about this in Slanci this week.
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