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Monastery of St. Melania the Roman
Monastery information
Full nameМанастир Свете Меланије
OrderSerbian Orthodox
Established1935
Dedicated toMelania the Younger (the Roman)
DioceseEparchy of Banat
People
Founder(s)Bishop Georgije Letić
Site
LocationZrenjanin, Serbia
Coordinates45°23'37"N 20°24'53"E

The Monastery of St. Melania the Roman (Serbian: Манастир Свете Меланије Римљанке, Manastir Svete Melanije Rimljanke) is a Serbian Orthodox monastery located in the northeastern part of the city of Zrenjanin, in northern Serbia. It was founded in 1935 by the Bishop of Banat, Georgije Letić, built in the Byzantine ecclesiastical style. It was the first female monastery in Banat. The current bishop is Nikanor.

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References

  1. ^ Sava 1996, Srpski jerarsi: od devetog do dvadesetog veka, p. 121:

    Својим личним сред- ствима подигао је у Петровграду (данас Зрењанин) женски манастир Свете Меланије. Од свога оца, српског православног вероисповедног учитеља, епископ Георгије наследио је љубав према школи и ...

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