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Crna
Reka monastery is a hermitage in the midst of the south Serbian mountains
situated in the gorge of the Black River. It is surrounded by high
rocks and lush vegetation. It dates from 13th century when a small
church dedicated to the Holy Archangel Michael was built in a big
cave. Soon the monks hermits built their cells around the church and
erected a small draw bridge over the dry bed of the Black River. By
a great blessing og God the river disappears underground just in front
of the monastery and reappears after several hundred meters of its
underground flow and thus spares the monastery from the noise. The
greatest treasure of the monastery are the holy and incorruptible
relics of St. Peter of Korisha, a famous Serbian ascetic from the
13th century. Even today numerous pilgrims come to the monastery to
seek healing and spiritual consolation from this great miracle-worker.
In the 15th century Crna Reka was home for a time to a famous hesychast
St. Ioanichios, who with his monks later moved to the area of today's
Devic monastery. Crna Reka was deserted for a long time. It was only
in 1979 that Fr. Artemy came to live there and gathered around himself
a young brotherhood. After his election as bishop he took several
monks and renewed other monasteries of the Diocese of Raska and Prizren.
Today there are 18 brethren in the monastery who occupy themselves
with prayer, icon painting and wood carving. 
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