Tumane Monastery
Tumane Monastery is a 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery located 9 km from Golubac, at the foot of the Golubac mountains on the left bank of the Tumane river. Known as the "Ostrog of the Danube".
Tumane Monastery stands about nine kilometres from Golubac, at the foot of the Golubac mountains, on the left bank of the Tumane river. It belongs to the Braničevo Eparchy and is one of the most significant monasteries in eastern Serbia.
According to tradition, the monastery was founded by Miloš Obilić. The hagiographic account tells of a hermit named Zosim — a Sinaite monk who lived alone in a stone cave at this site in the latter half of the 14th century — who was accidentally struck by an arrow during a hunt by Miloš Obilić, then lord of the Braničevo region. Miloš carried the gravely wounded Zosim to his court, where the saint passed away. Miloš subsequently built a monastery on the site of his death, dedicated to the Holy Archangel Michael. The earliest written record dates from an Ottoman census of 1572/1573.
The monastery was restored in 1797 and damaged in the earthquake of 1879. The present church, dedicated to Saint Archangel Gabriel, was built in 1924 in the Serbian-Byzantine style. The complex comprises the church, two residential quarters (konaks), and a hermitage with a chapel.
The relics of Saint Zosim of Tumane were discovered on 8 August 1936 and have rested in the monastery church ever since. Folk tradition records numerous miraculous healings from serious illnesses, earning the monastery the title "Ostrog of the Danube". A documentary film, The Tumane Miracle-Worker, was made in 2022.
Since 2014 Tumane has functioned as a male monastery. A zoo park within the grounds adds further appeal for visitors.