Foundations
Stefan Nemanja founded, restored and reconstructed several monasteries. He also established the Rascian architectural style, that spanned from 1170-1300.
- Monastery of Saint Nicholas, in Kuršumlija
- Monastery of Saint Mother of Christ, between Kosanica and Toplica
- Monastery Temple of George's Columns (Đurđevi Stupovi), in 1171 in Ras
- Monastery Temple of the Immaculate Holy Virgin the Benefactor (Studenica), in 1190 in Ibar
- Church of Saint Mother of Christ, at the confluence of the Bistrica and the Lim
- Monastery of Saint Nicholas, in Kaznovići/Končulj on the Ibar
- Nunnery of Mother of Christ, in Ras
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