Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery, Belgrade

The Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery, a Serbian Orthodox monastery, is situated in Senjak, an urban settlement within the Savski Venac municipality in Belgrade. The foundations of this temple were consecrated on August 11, 1935, and it was officially built and consecrated on October 25, 1936. According to legend, the construction of the church is linked to a vision experienced by its founder, Perside Milenković, who dreamt thrice about building the monastery in its current location.

The monastery has significant historical and cultural value. The Holy Confessor Dositej Vasić was originally buried in the monastery gate and was later transferred to the monastery temple's ark in 2009. The monastery is recognized as an immovable cultural property and a cultural monument.

Within the monastery residence is a chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, housing three arks containing relics of various saints. Additionally, the monastery treasury holds old manuscripts, printed liturgical books, and icons brought to Serbia by Russian nuns after the October coup. The monastery grounds include three pits containing the remains of those killed on Saint Dmitrov's Day in 1944 and victims of the Allied bombing on Easter 1944.

Architecturally, the monastery was designed by Petra Popović. The church is built in the shape of an inscribed cross, featuring a central dome at the intersection and four smaller domes between the arms of the cross. Its interior includes a wooden stasis, choir counters, backrests, portals for kissing icons, and a ciborium with a five-domed canopy, all decorated with shallow relief floral motifs. Simple decorations adorn the episcopal and royal wooden thrones. The central dome's interior is highlighted by a metal chandelier crafted by sculptor Slobodan Rekalić, with icons painted by Ivana Pecin.

The Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery stands as a significant spiritual, cultural, and historical site within Belgrade, embodying the rich traditions of the Serbian Orthodox Church.