- Address: Manastir hелиjа Пиперска 81000, Подгорица, Црна Гора
- Phones: +382 20 881 118, +382 68 123 417
- Diocese: Montenegrin-Primorsky Diocese of St. Petersburg
- Status: active nunnery
- Visiting time: daily 8:00 - 18:00
At 17 km from the main city of Montenegro, Podgorica , near the village of Gornji Crnts, there is an Orthodox monastery of Celia Piperskaya. Under the Serbian Orthodox Church, this monastery was founded in the 17th century by the Monk S. Pipersky. In 1667, in honor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos, he built a small church with a school. In the following years the monastery was rebuilt many times.
What is interesting about the monastery of Celia Piperskaya?
The temple is on the very edge of a high mountain plateau. Due to the fact that the monastery has a remote and even inaccessible position, it has survived without loss for many years until the beginning of World War II. Subsequent civil strife led to the fact that in 1945 a very valuable monastery library was burned. The structure also suffered as a result of the earthquake that occurred here in 1979. Restoration of Chelia Piperskaya was completed in 1994. By this time a bell tower was erected over the monastery entrance, and at the end of the last century an icon-painting school was opened.
At the end of the 20th century, a nunnery was formed here. Surrounded by powerful walls, the monastery today resembles a small medieval settlement. In the center of the architectural ensemble is the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. On the south side of it lies the ark with the relics of the Monk S. Pipersky. Icons on the carved church iconostasis were performed by sister nuns who live in this monastery. On its territory there is a crystal clear source, which is considered curative. Now in the monastery of Chelia Piperskaya there are 4 nuns, as well as 4 novices.
How to get to the monastery of Celia Piperskaya?
This monastery belongs to the municipality of Danilovgrad , but you can reach it only from the main city of Montenegro . The monastery of Celia Piperskaya can be easily found on the map. Pilgrims travel to the monastery, using a shuttle bus that runs from Podgorica. You can reach the temple and take a taxi. However, we must remember that the mountain road to the monastery in some places is very narrow, and sometimes even dangerous. The monastery of Celia Piperskaya is open for visits every day from 08:00 to 18:00.