Debar – Kičevo Diocese

Ohrid – St. Mary’s Hospital (Bolnica)

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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.  […]

Ohrid – Holy Physicians (Mali Vrachi)

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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 […]

Mt. Bistra – St. John – Bigorski Monastery

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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 […]

Ljubaništa (Ljubanishta) – St. Paraskeva

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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)

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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 […]

Ljubaništa – St. Naum

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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 […]

Lazaropole – St. Nicholas

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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 […]

Lazaropole – St. George

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Saint George – Sveti Gjorgji  – Свети Ѓорѓи in Lazaropole (Лазарополе) This church dedicated to Saint George is located in the high mountain village of Lazaropole on Mount Bistra.  On this trip, low hanging clouds provided a back drop among the forests. The Miak (Mijak) village of Lazaropole is famous for […]

Kičevo (Kichevo) – Most Pure Mother of God

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Most Pure Mother of God – Sveta Bogorodica Prechista – Света Богородица Пречистa in Kičevo (Кичево, Kichevo) This monastery (convent) founded in 1316 dedicated to the Immaculate (Prechista) Holy Mother of God (Bogorodica) is located about 5 kilometers south of Kičevo on the road to Ohrid on the slopes of […]

Sv Bogorodica Prechiste - Immaculate Holy Mother of God in Kichevo

Kaneo – St. John the Theologian

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Saint John the Theologian – Sveti Jovan Bogoslov – Свети Јован Богослов – Kaneo (Канео) On a peninsular cliff overlooking Lake Ohrid near the fishing village of Kaneo (west of the city Ohrid) is the church dedicated to the Apostle John. Written records establishing the founding of the church are […]

Kaneo – Birth of St. Mary

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Church of the Birth of St. Mary – Sv. Mala Bogorodica – Цв. Мала Богородица in Kaneo (Канео) This church, dedicated to the Holy Virginy, is located on the Kaneo peninsula on Lake Ohrid just below the Church of St. John the Theologian (Sv. Jovan Kaneo).  Above the entry into […]