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It is the oldest endowment of Stefan Nemanja (1166\u20131196), who, together with the nearby Monastery of the Holy Virgin, built it between 1159 and 1166 in the Toplica region, where he ruled as an appanage prince.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid vcex-divider-center wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"border-bottom-width:1px;border-color:#9d9d9d;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<style>.vcex-image.vcex_6a13d4857e49d .vcex-image-img{border-radius:var(--wpex-rounded-md);}<\/style><figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module vcex_6a13d4857e49d\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block wpex-image-hover opacity\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tokursumlija.rs\/en\/what-to-see\/holy-sites\/monasteries\/monastery-of-the-holy-virgin\/\"><img width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/tokursumlija.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manastir-presvete-bogorodice-600x600-1.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tokursumlija.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manastir-presvete-bogorodice-600x600-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/tokursumlija.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manastir-presvete-bogorodice-600x600-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tokursumlija.rs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manastir-presvete-bogorodice-600x600-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1779488044016{margin-top: -30px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/tokursumlija.rs\/en\/what-to-see\/holy-sites\/monasteries\/monastery-of-the-holy-virgin\/\">Monastery of the Holy Virgin<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The Monastery of the Holy Virgin was built by Stefan Nemanja (1166\u20131196), near present-day Kur\u0161umlija, on a plateau above the confluence of the Kosanica River and the Toplica River. 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