MANASTIR ŠIŠATOVAC Posebnomesto na Fruškoj gori imamanastir Šišatovac, koji sumonasi izmanastira Žiča kao svoje utočište sagradili na zapadnimobroncima ove planine i posvetili gaRođenju PresveteBogorodice. Nalazi se 16 kilometara odSremskeMitrovce, star je oko500godina, a u njegovoj okolini vekovima su se, između ostalih, naseljavali i Ličani –među njima i rođaci Nikole Tesle. Čuvenog srpskog naučnika sa ovim manastirompovezuje i izvor Svete Anastasije. Legenda kaže da jemanastirska voda izlečilamalog Teslu od kolere. Kada je ustao iz bolesničke postelje, ugledao je svetleću belu golubicu, koja ga je pratila do kraja života. Priča se i da je tada odlučio da umesto bogoslovije uči tehniku. Meštani čak pričaju da se upravo na ovommestu Tesla zainteresovao za elektricitet. Kako se prepričava po kraju, za vreme velikog nevremena, kad sumunje udarale okomanastira i po selu, Tesla je pomaziomačku. Međutim, elektricitet je uradio svoje, a on povezao udarmunja sa elektricitetom. Naravno, kao i uvek u pričama o velikim ljudima,malo jemašte,malo realnosti, amnogo ljubavi, pa je teško reći šta je od svega toga istina. Ipak, nema nikakve dileme da jemanastir Šišatovac i danasmesto okupljanja vernika, da odiše posebnimmirom i da na najlepši način povezuje tradiciju i veru. Manastir je imao veoma bogatu istoriju, u njemu je sahranjen srpski despot StefanŠtiljanović, koji je i kanonizovan. Manastir je bio darivan i odVuka Isakoviča (glavnog junakaSeobaMilošaCrnjanskog), njegovogbrata Trifuna, a bio je čuven i pomanastirskoj biblioteci. U 19. veku umanastiru je boravioVuk Karadžić i tu slušao i zapisivao pesme guslara FilipaVišnjića. R i tam Srbi je / Rhythm of Serbia Fruška gora » Fruška gora ŠIŠATOVACMONASTERY A special place on FruškaGora is occupied by ŠišatovacMonastery, which was built on its western slopes bymonks displaced fromCentral Serbia’s Žiča Monastery as their own refuge and dedicated to the Birth of the Holy Virgin. Located just 16 kilometres fromSremskaMitrovica, it is around 500 years old. Serbs from the Lika region of Croatia, among others, have been resettling in the area around thismonastery for centuries and have included relatives of Nikola Tesla. And this famous Serb scientist and inventor is also linked to thismonastery thanks to its St. Anastasija spring, the waters of which are said to have cured a little Tesla of cholera. Legend has it that when he rose fromhis sickbed, he spotted a glowingwhite dove that went on to followhim for the rest of his life. It is also said that it was then that he decided to studymechanical engineering instead of attending the seminary. Local residents even say that it was here that Tesla developed his interest in electricity. According to the local tale, during a great storm, with lightning striking around themonastery and village, Tesla sat stroking a cat. However, electricity did its thing and Tesla’smind connected the lightning strikewith electricity. Of course, as is always the casewith stories about great people, this is part fantasy and part reality, with a lot of love, so it’s difficult to determine the full truth. However, there’s no doubt that ŠišatovacMonastery is still a place for believers to gather; a place that exudes a special serenity and connects tradition and faith in the best way. Thismonastery has a very rich history and is also the final resting place of SerbianDespot Stefan Štiljanović, who has also been canonised. Themonastery also received donations fromVuk Isaković (the inspiration behind themain character of Miloš Crnjanski’s bookMigrations), his brother Trifun, and was also renowned for itsmonastery library. Language reformer Vuk Karadžić stayed at thismonastery in the 19th century and it was here that he heard and recorded the poems of guslar Filip Višnjić. Čuvenog srpskog naučnika Nikolu Teslu sa ovimmanastirompovezuje i izvor Svete Anastasije Famous Serb scientist Nikola Tesla is also linked to this monastery thanks to its St. Anastasija spring 86 | Fruška gora » Fruška gora Foto: Profimedia.rs / Igor Markov / Alamy
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