Ždrelo Monastery, later called Gornjak, on a small plateau above the left bank of the Mlava under the steep cliffs of Ježevac Mountain, is the endowment of Prince Lazar.

The surrounding area is so beautiful and colorful that Đura Jakšić sang in delight: "From Veliki Selo to Ždrel itself, it's as if a fairy has spread a carpet."

As the motive for building the monastery, Prince Lazar cites the desire to make a small offering to the Mother of God "with the hope of her help at the Last Judgment of Christ".

By May 1379, Lazar beat Radič again and took away his property, and gave the monastery to the newly arrived Grigori Sinait - the Younger, who worked with the brotherhood "for the elevation and construction of the temple of that and other sages" but with the financial "help of Mr.

If it is not a later interpolation (forgery), the monastery is exempted from the authority of the competent bishop, except for spiritual affairs and the right of mention, and the monks are left with the right to choose their own abbot.