St. Mary’s Hospital (Bolnichka) – Holy Mother Bolnichka – Sv. Bogorodica Bolnička – Св. Богородица Болничка Охрид This hospital (bolnica) church located in the old part of the town Ohrid close to the lake and just opposite of St. Nicholas Hospital (Sv. Nikola Bolnički) was built in the 14th Century. […]
Holy Physicians – Mali Sveti Vrači (Mali Vrachi) – Мали Свети Врачи, (mali = small), also known as Saints Cosmas and Damian (Sv. Kuzman i Damjan) This small church (hence why it is in the Church’s name, “Mali Vrachi”) built around 1325 is located a very short distance from the […]
St. John the Baptist (Sv. Jovan Krstitel), St John the Forerunner – Bigorski Monastery (Бигорски Манастир, Bigorski Manastir) often referred to as Jovan Bigorski (Јован Бигорски) Originally, the Bigorski monastery was built in 1021 on Mount Bistra, rebuilt in the 16th & 17th centuries after it was destroyed by the […]
Saint Spyridon –Свети Спиридон Тримитуски ( Sveti Spiridon of Trimythous) in the village of Zletovo (Злетово) This monastery church located near the village of Zletovo is dedicated to St. Spyridon (or Spiridon), Sv. Spiridon once a pious shepherd and now the patron saint of potters and the island of Corfu. […]
Saint Nicholas (Sveti Nikola) in the town of Sveti Nikole (Свети Николе) This 14th Century church, Sveti Nikola, is located in the town of Sveti Nikole in the Ovce Pole valley (Овце Поле, valley of the sheep). The church was built in 1313 under the patronage of King Stefan Uroš […]
St. Nicholas – Sv. Nikola (Св Никола) in Štip (Shtip, Штип) – Sifieva The church was built in 1867 on the site of an older church (Sifieva, Сифиева црква) that was built in 1341. This is a basilica style church that is surrounded by verandas on the west, north and […]
St. Michael – Holy Archangel Michael – Sveti Arxangel Mihail – Свети Архангел Михаил in Štip (Штип) This church dedicated to St. Michael, built in 1332, is on the road leading to the Isar Fortress overlooking the town of Štip. There are no frescoes really remaining inside but the architecture […]
Church of Saint Paraskeva (Sveta Petka) Света Петка near Ljubaništa (Љубаништа, Ljubanishta) Near the village of Ljubanishta is this newly built church dedicated to Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans of the 11th century. The church is also located very close to the St. Naum Monastery complex and to the spot […]
Ljubaništa – St. Nicholas Cave Church, Sv. Nikola Pešternata Crkva, Пештерната Црква Св Никола This cave church dedicated to St. Nicholas is located оn a cliff on the shore of Lake Ohrid on the outer edge of Mount Galičica near the village of Ljubaništa and just a short boat ride […]
Saint Naum – Свети Наум (Sveti Naum), also referred to as Свети Наум Охридски Чудотворец (Sveti Naum Ohridski Čudotvorec, the Miracle Worker of Ohrid) Vesna and I first visited this Church & Monastery on our honeymoon in April 1999. The monastery is dedicated to Sveti Naum and the Church is dedicated […]
Saint Nicholas, Свети Никола (Sveti Nikola) near Lazaropole (Лазарополе) This church dedicated to Saint Nicholas is located near the high mountain village of Lazaropole on Mount Bistra. The Miak (Mijak) village of Lazaropole is famous for its heritage of producing master woodcarvers and fresco & icon painters (zographs). Lazaropole in […]
