Manasija, also known as Resava, is a Serb Orthodox monastery near Despotovac in eastern Serbia. Monastery is founded by Despot Stefan Lazarević, son of Prince Lazar between 1407 and 1418. It is one of the most significant monuments of medieval Serbian culture and it belongs to the "Morava school". Immediately following its foundation, the monastery became the cultural centre of the Serbian Despotate. Its Resava school was well known for its manuscripts and translations throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, even after the fall of the Despotate to the Ottoman Turks.