In a place where colorful Sićevačka gorge begins near Sychev and Ostrovica, a hundred meters from the road to Sofia is the Monastery of Saint Petka.
As he received the other two names? Monks svetogorskog, Georgia Iviron monastery, fled before the Turkish forces in the Balkan countries, in the 14th century on the ruins of the old opustelog monastery, which they did not know how it started and built the new one. It was one of the shrines, which are now referred to as a colony of monks to Sićevo gorge. In memory of these people is preserved by the monastery of Saint Petka, added the names of plywood or Iverac. Mentioned last time in the Turkish census, as well as ten debtor, the amount of which indicates that it is a good standing monastery. It was demolished during one of the great national council, which was not the will of the Turks, and preserved the evidence, passed on from generation to generation, that on this occasion the door of the monastery church live buried twelve girls. Jewelry and found the remains of bones, excavated during the construction of a new church, confirm that this is just usually''traditional''. When otkopavani old foundations, revealed three layers of construction and found objects from different periods - spears, arrows, armor, coins from the time of King Uros I - which further talks on the age of the first temples in this place.
The new church of St. Petka, which still exists, was erected by 1898th The engineering unit of the Serbian army, which prepared the ground for digging tunnels and road and railway pass through Sićevo gorge. Here they received news that King Alexander I Obrenovic saved certain death in the sea, near Biarritz, France. Thanks to Almighty''which preserves the precious life of the Supreme Lord of Serbia'', under the supervision of Captain Damjanovic, soldiers and officers raised this temple. All this is written on the memorial placed on the wall next to the entrance of the temple. Project by the Ministry building, a church was built as a single-nave building in the Serbian-Byzantine style, alternating use of two-tone decoration, which recalls the stone and brick.
Particle Board Monastery of Saint Petka is known as the first and only military monastery, which has more evidence. Saved the decree of King Alexander I Obrenovic, which is the''head of the monastery of Sveta Petka military military priest asks Mr. Žunić''. This document bears the date 19 February, 1901. years. Telegram of 29 May 1903rd , which contains information about the death of King Alexander and Queen Draga, was authenticated by the seal of which is true, then the name of the monastery - Royal Military Serbian monastery. Friday plywood.
