The Monastery of the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God in Serbian Kovin — often called the Serbian Kovin Monastery — is the oldest preserved Serbian Orthodox foundation on Hungarian soil and the only monastery of its kind in the country. Located on Csepel Island about 40 km south of Budapest, it has been a spiritual and cultural landmark for centuries.

According to tradition, the monastery’s origins date back to the Middle Ages and to Queen Helena of the Vukanović dynasty, while historical records point to the arrival of Serbian refugees in the 15th century who established it as their spiritual center. The church, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God with chapels of St John the Forerunner and Sts Cosmas and Damian, combines Gothic architecture with Orthodox interior decoration, frescoes and iconostasis — a rare blend that makes it unique in the wider European context.

Today the monastery is home to a small brotherhood led by Archimandrite Metodije, with monk and a deacon who continue the centuries-old tradition of worship and service. As the only Serbian Orthodox men’s monastery in Hungary, it preserves spiritual heritage, fosters the Serbian identity in the diaspora and welcomes pilgrims, researchers and visitors from all backgrounds.