It is believed that the monastery of Jovanje existed before the battle of Kosovo in 1389. However, the present monastery was built in 1957 after the construction of Lake Medjuvrsje. The former church dedicated to St. John the Baptist was flooded during the construction of the hydroelectric power plant and Lake Medjuvrsje.
It is believed that the Ascension Monastery was built in the 12th or 13th century. Until 1937 it was in ruins, probably due to Ottoman attacks. Bishop Nikolaj Žički renovated the temple in 1937.
Nikolje Monastery is one of the most important monasteries in the Kablar Gorge Ovčar. Although we do not know the exact date of its foundation, the age of the monastery can be guessed from some of its paintings, dating from the end of the 15th century. The monastery church also has frescoes dating from 1587 and 1637 and from the 19th century.
Sretenje Monastery is one of ten monasteries in the gorge of Ovčar-Kablar. The monastery was founded in the 16th century and underwent extensive renovations in 1818. The church has frescoes and an iconostasis. Among the monastery's treasures are a 17th-century baptismal font and a collection of manuscripts.
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