The Studenica Monastery is the largest and richest Serbian Orthodox monastery. Located in the south-east Serbia, it was founded in the 1190 CE by Stevan Nemanja, founder of the medieval Serb state. Its fortified walls encompass two churches (Church of the Virgin and the Church of the King), both built of white marble. The monastery is best known by its contains collection of 13th- and 14th-century Byzantine-style fresco painting.
Sources
Studenica Monastery at UNESCO: http://whc.unesco.org/sites/389.htm
The home page of Monastery Studenica: http://www.studenica.org.yu
The Serbian Unity Congress presentation of the Studenica Monastery: http://www.suc.org/culture/history/Serb_History/Monasteries/Studenica/index.html
Serbian Orthodox Church Diocese of Western America, presentation of Monastery Studenica: http://www.westsrbdio.org/studenica.htm
The Road to Studenica: http://www.geocities.com/zapiekanki/Studenica.html
Treasures of Monastery Studenica: http://blago.serbianunity.net/Archives/Studenica/
