Monthly Archives: March 2016

Kožle (Kozhle) – St. Mary

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St. Mary – Св Богородица, Kožlenski Monastery – Кожленски Манастир, near the village of Kožle (Kozhle), Село Кожле Many a traveler who have headed south on Highway E-75 from Skopje have driven past St. Mary Kozhle and marveled at the wonderful scenery, landscape, and rock formations along the Pčinja river […]

Skopje – St. Clement of Ohrid (Soborna Crkva)

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Skopje Diocese and tagged Clement Clement of Ohrid Kliment Kliment Ohridski pravoslavna crkva Saint Clement Saint Clement of Ohrid Skopje Soboren Hram Soborna Crkva St Clement of Ohrid St. Clement Sv Kliment Sv Kliment Ohridski Sveti Kliment Sveti Kliment Ohridski Климент Климент Охридски православна црква Св Климент Св Климент Охридски Свети Климент Свети Климент Охридски Скопје Соборен Храм Соборна црква on by

Soborna Crkva (Соборна црква), also Soboren Hram (Соборен архиепископски храм на Македонската православна црква „Свети Климент Охридски) main Macedonian Orthodox Church, Church of Saint Clement of Ohrid – Свети Климент Охридски (Sveti Kliment Ohridski) in Skopje (Скопје). Soborna Crkva “St. Clement of Ohrid”, the largest Orthodox church in Macedonia is […]

Gornjane – St. Nicetas (Nikita)

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Saint Nicetas Monastery – Манастир Свети Никита ( Manastir Sveti Nikita) near the village of Gornjane (Горњане) Saint Nicetas (Nikita) is an 11th Century monastery & church located on the Skopska Crna Gora Mountain about 400 meters from the village of Gornjane, and 17.5 kilometers north of Skope (30 minute […]

Kurbinovo – St. George

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Saint George – Sveti Gjorgi (Св. Ѓорѓи) – Kurbinovo (Курбиново) This monastery dedicated to St. George is located near the eastern shore of Lake Prespa on the slopes of Mount Pelister of the Baba Mountain Massif near the village of Kurbinovo (municipality of Resen).  An inscription above the altar informs us […]

Zrze – Holy Transfiguration

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Church of The Holy Transfiguration, Crkva Sv. Preobrazhenie (Свето Преображение) – Zrze (Зрзе) Monastery This fully functioning and working monastery is located about 36 kilometers northwest from the center of Prilep and 34 kilometers east of Makedonski Brod near the village Zrze off of route R1303 taking a side road […]

Velušina (Velushina) – St. George (Velushki Monastery)

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St. George – Velušina (Velushina) Manastirot Sv. Gorgi – Манастир Св. Ѓорѓи Велушина – Velushki Monastery – Велушки манастир The Velushki Monastery complex and church dedicated to St. George is located near the village of Velušina (Velushina) which is 15 kilometers south of Bitola (Битола) on route R2333 (about six […]

Slivnica – St. Mary

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Prespa - Pelagonija Diocese and tagged Bogorodica Holy Mother Holy Virgin Presveta Bogorodica Saint Mary Slivnica Slivnitsa St Mary Sv. Bogorodica Sveta Bogorodica Богородица Пресвета Богородица Св Богородица Света Богородица Сливница on by

Saint Mary, Sveta Bogorodica (Св. Богородица) near Slivnica (Сливница, Slivnitsa) This medieval monastery, commonly referred to as the Slivnica (Slivnitsa) Monastery dedicated to St. Mary is located on the slopes of Mount Pelister, just off the eastern shore of Lake Prespa, three kilometers east of the village of Slivnitsa.  An […]

Slepče (Slepche) – St. John the Baptist

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Saint John the Baptist (St. John the Forerunner) – Sveti Jovan Preteča (Св. Јован Претеча) – Slepče (Слепче, Slepche) The Slepche Monastery and the church dedicated to John the Baptist is located in the Demir Hisar municipality near the village of Slepče.  As St. John, prophet and baptizer of Christ […]

Prilep – Sts. Peter & Paul

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Prespa - Pelagonija Diocese and tagged Paul Pavle Petar Petar i Pavle Peter Peter and Paul Prilep Saint Paul Saint Peter Saints Peter & Paul Saints Peter and Paul St Paul St Peter Sts Peter and Paul Sv Pavle Sv Petar Sv Petar i Pavle Sveti Pavle Sveti Petar Sveti Petar i Pavle Varos Varosh Варош Павле Петар Петар и Павле Прилеп Св Павле Св Петар Св Петар и Павле Свети Павле Свети Петар Свети Петар и Павле on by

Saints Peter & Paul, Sveti Petar I Pavle (Свети Петар и Павле) – Prilep (Прилеп) This small church dedicated to Sts. Peter & Paul is located on the north side of Prilep in the village of Varoš (Varosh, Варош) adjacent to the road that leads you to the Holy Archangel […]

Malovište (Malovishte) – St. Paraskeva

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Saint Petka – Saint Paraskeva – Света петка (Sveta Petka) – Malovište (Malovishte) Unfortunately, our visit to the picturesque mountain Vlach village of Malovište (Malovishte) in the Pelister National Forest, 24 kilometers east of Bitola was on an overcast rainy day.  This church dedicated to St. Paraskeva (Sv Petka) that […]