Negotin, Bor District, Serbia, May 16, 2024
Photo: eparhija-timocka.org
A 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery was severely damaged by a major storm that struck Negotin and the surrounding area in eastern Serbia last week.
According to the Diocese of Timok, the Bukovo Monastery “sustained significant material damage.”
Photo: eparhija-timocka.org
The abbot Archimandrite Kozma details the damage:
The basement rooms were flooded, with almost a meter and a half of water, affecting both the new and old lodgings, and the entire courtyard. The monastery wall cracked and collapsed, something even our older believers can’t recall happening. The rain and hail fell for just over an hour. In the basement rooms we have monastery products, wine, equipment, honey, a laundry room, washing machines, a dryer, kitchen equipment, and everything we use in the monastery. All our 15 hectares of vineyards have been damaged, and not just ours but also those of our neighbors.
Photo: eparhija-timocka.org
The diocese “invites all those who are able to help this 13th-century holy site,” using the information below:
Photo: eparhija-timocka.org
According to tradition, the monastery was either founded in the late 13th century by St. Stefan Milutin, the king of Serbia from 1282 to 1321, or by St. Nicodemus of Tismana in the 14th century.
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