Monastery of St. Melania the Roman
Serbian Orthodox monastery in Zrenjanin
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 public source identifies “Monastery of St. Melania the Roman” as serbian Orthodox monastery in Zrenjanin. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Monastery, Melania and Roman.
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