The Ostrog Monastery

The Ostrog Monastery is a Serbian Orthodox Church monastery that is located in Montenegro, high up in the massive rock of Ostroka Greda, against an almost vertical backdrop. It honors Saint Basil of Ostrog (also known as Sveti Vasilije Ostroski), who is buried here. The Bjelopavlii plain is visible from the monastery. The monastery is in the Danilovgrad Municipality, 15 kilometers from Niki and 50 kilometers from Podgorica. The most frequented pilgrimage site in Montenegro is the Ostrog Monastery.

Vasilije, the Metropolitan Bishop of Herzegovina, established the monastery in the 17th century. In 1671, he passed away there, and a few years later, he was exalted. In the cave church devoted to the Presentation of the Mother of God to the Temple, his body is placed in a reliquary.

The 3 km distance between the lower monastery and the upper monastery is customarily covered in bare feet by pilgrims. Visitors provide clothing, blankets, or commodities like soap for the monks before entering the Church of the Presentation to pray to Saint Basil of Ostrog. Every year on May 12, the monastery observes its feast day. According to the Orthodox calendar, St. Basil passed away on April 29, which corresponds to May 12 in the Gregorian calendar.

Location: M2FJ+W64, Dabojevići, Montenegro