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Lešok (Leshok) – Sts. Cyril & Methodius

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Tetovo - Gostivar Diocese and tagged Leshochki Manastir Leshok Leshok Monastery Lešočki Manastir Lešok Lešok Monastery Saint Cyril Saint Methodius Saints Cyril & Methodius St Cyril St Methodius Sts Cyril & Methodius Sv Kiril Sv Kiril i Metodij SV Metodij Sveti Kiril Sveti Kiril i Metodij Sveti Metodij Лешок Лешочки манастир Св Кирил Св Кирил и Методиј Св Методиј Свети Кирил Свети Кирил и Методиј Свети Методиј on by

Saints Cyril & Methodius  – Sveti Kiril i Metodij – Свети Кирил и Методиј near the village of Lešok – Лешок (Leshok) Leshok Monastery – Lešočki (Leshochki Manastir) – Лешочки манастир This chapel is located inside the Administration Building / Monastery Quarters within the Lešočki Manastir complex.  The monastery is […]

Lešok (Leshok) – Assumption of the Virgin Mary

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Tetovo - Gostivar Diocese and tagged Assumption of Mary Assumption of the Virgin Mary Bogorodica Holy Mother Holy Virgin Leshochki Manastir Leshok Leshok Monastery Lešočki Manastir Lešok Lešok Monastery Presveta Bogorodica Saint Mary St Mary Sv. Bogorodica Sveta Bogorodica Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica Богородица Лешок Лешочки манастир Пресвета Богородица Св Богородица Света Богородица Успение на Пресвета Богородица on by

The Assumption of the Virgin Mary – Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica (Успение на Пресвета Богородица) in Lešok (Leshok, Лешок) Lešok Monastery – Leshok Monastery – Lešočki (Leshochki Manastir) – Лешочки манастир This church dedicated to St. Mary is located in the Lešok Monastery Complex about 11 kilometers northeast of Tetovo […]

Lešok – St. Athanasius (Leshochki Manastir)

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Tetovo - Gostivar Diocese and tagged Leshochki Manastir Leshok Leshok Monastery Lešočki Manastir Lešok Lešok Monastery Saint Athanasius St Athanasius Sv Atanasij Sveti Atanasij Лешок Лешочки манастир Св Атанасиј Свети Атанасиј on by

Saint Athanasius – Свети Атанасиј near the village of Lešok (Лешок) – Lešok Monastery – Lešočki (Leshochki Manastir) – Лешочки манастир St. Athanasius is located in the Lešok (Leshochki)  Monastery about 11 kilometers northeast of the town of Tetovo and just 1 kilometer northwest of the village of Lešok (pronounced Leshok). […]

Kičinica (Kichinitsa) – St. Nicholas

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Tetovo - Gostivar Diocese and tagged Kichinica Kichinitsa Kičinica Miak Mijak mountain village Nicholas Nikola Saint Nicholas Selo Kichinica Selo Kichinitsa Selo Kičinica St. Nicholas Sv Nikola Sveti Nikola Кичиница Никола Св Никола Свети Никола Село Кичиница on by

Saint Nicholas – Sveti Nikola (Свети Никола) in Kičinica (Kichinitsa, Кичиница) This church dedicated to St. Nicholas is located in the village of Kičinica (Kichinitsa) about 12 minutes north of the town of Mavrovo.  Here you will find this walled church dedicated to St. Nicholas.   The Miak (Mijak) craftsmen are responsible for […]

Vodoča (Vodocha) – St. Leontius

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Strumica Diocese and tagged Leontij Leontius Manastir Sv Leontij Manastir Sveti Leontij Saint Leontius Saint Leontius Monastery St Leontius St Leontius Monastery Sv Leontij Sveti Leontij Vodoča Vodocha Vodochki Manastir Vodochki monastery Vodočki monastery Водоча Водочки манастир Леонтиј Манастир Св Леонтиј Манастир Свети Леонтиј Св Леонтиј Свети Леонтиј on by

The Saint Leontius Monastery – Manastir Sveti Leontij – Манастир Свети Леонтиј in the village of Vodoča (Vodocha) – село Водоча This church & monastery dedicated to St. Leontius is located in the village of Vodoča (Vodocha) about five kilometers from the town of Strumica (Струмица) and was built in […]

Veljuša (Veljusha) – Most Holy Virgin Eleussa

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Strumica Diocese and tagged Bogorodica Bogorodica Eleusa Eleusa Holy Virgin Eleusa Most Holy Virgin Eleusa Saint Mary St Mary St. Mary Eleusa Sv Bogorodica Eleusa Sveta Bogorodica Eleusa Veljuša Veljusha Veljushki Manastir Veljushki Monastery Богородица Богородица Елуса Вељуша Вељушки манастир Елуса Св Богородица Елуса Света Богородица Елуса on by

Monastery of the Most Holy Virgin Eleusa (Tenderness) – Света Богородица Елуса, (Sveta Bogorodica Eleusa) in the village of Veljuša (Вељуша, Veljusha) – Veljushki Monastery (Вељушки манастир, Veljushki Manastir) This church & monastery dedicated to St. Mary Eleussa, built in 1080 A.D., is located in the village of Veljusha (село Вељуша) […]

Sushica – St. Demetrius (Marko’s Monastery)

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Skopje Diocese and tagged Marko's Monastery Markov Manastir Markova Sushica Saint Demetrius St Demetrius Sushica Sušica Sv Dimitrij Sveti Dimitrij Марков Манастир Маркова Сушица Св Димитриј Свети Димитриј Сушица on by

Sushica – Crkva Sv. Dimitrij i Markov Manastir (Марков Манастир) –  Marko’s Monastery and the Church of St. Demetrius in the village of Sušica (Сушица) This church dedicated to St. Demetrius and the monastery is located just south of the village of Markova Sushica (Маркова Сушица), 20.5 kilometers south of […]

Lake Matka – Assumption of the Virgin Mary

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Skopje Diocese and tagged – Manastir Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica – Манастир Успение на Пресвета Богородица Assumption of the Virgin Mary Lake Matka Matka Matka Ezero Matka Lake Presveta Saint Mary St Mary Treska Treska Reka Treska River Богородица Езеро Матка Матка Матка Езеро Пресвета Богородица Треска Треска Река on by

The Assumption of the Virgin Mary Monastery – Manastir Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica – Манастир Успение на Пресвета Богородица at Lake Matka (Матка Езеро) Down the Treska River (Треска Река) from Lake Matka (Матка Езеро) near the village of Glumovo is this monastery dedicated to the Holy Mother of God.  […]

Lake Matka – St. Andrew

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Skopje Diocese and tagged Andrej Andrew Lake Matka Manastir Sv Andrej Manastir Sveti Andrej Matka Matka Ezero Matka Lake Saint Andrew Monastery St Andrew Monastery Treska Treska Reka Treska River Андреја Езеро Матка Манастир Св Андреја Манастир Свети Андреја Матка Матка Езеро Треска Треска Река on by

Saint Andrew Monastery – Manastir Sveti Andrej – Манастир Свети Андреја at Lake Matka (Матка Езеро) This church and monastery dedicated to St. Andrew was built in 1389 along the Treska River (Треска Река) just minutes walking distance from Lake Matka.  In the 16th century, a narthex (long-narrow enclosed porch) […]

Varoš (Varosh) – St. Michael

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Prespa - Pelagonija Diocese and tagged Archangel Michael Holy Archangel Michael Pelagonija Prilep Saint Michael St Archangel Michael St. Michael Sv Arhangel Mikhail Sveti Arhangel Mikhail Varos Varosh Пелагонија Прилеп on by

Saint Michael – Holy Archangel Michael – Sveti Arhangel Mikhail – Varoš (Varosh) This monastery complex and church dedicated to St. Michael is located on a wondrous granite laden hill near the Prilep village of Varoš (Varosh). Construction of the original church is believed to have occurred during the late 1100s. Underneath the […]

Treskavec – St. Mary

This entry was posted in Churches & Monasteries Prespa - Pelagonija Diocese and tagged Holy Mother of God Pelagonija Prilep Saint Mary St Mary Sv. Bogorodica Sveta Bogorodica Treskavec Treskavec Monastery Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica Пелагонија Прилеп Трескавец Успение на Пресвета Богородица on by

Dormition of the Holy Mother of God – Sveta Bogorodica – Treskavec Monastery – Успение на Пресвета Богородица (Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica) The Treskavec Monastery, built in the 13th century, is located on a strategic rocky plain just below the “Zlatovrv” peak  (Golden Peak, also called Golden Apple) on Mount Babuna […]