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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
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. […]
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 […]
St. Mary – Sveta Bogorodica – Drenovo Monastery aka Saint Elijah – Sveti Ilija This 14th century church dedicated to St. Mary is located near the village of Drenovo (Дреново), about 13 kilometers west of Kavadarci. Legend has it that a father & son team famous for their work in […]
Assumption of the Virgin Mary – Uspenie na Presveta Bogorodica (Успение на Пресвета Богородица) in Demir Kapija (Демир Капија) This basilica style church dedicated to St. Mary with its impressive and visible dome is located on a hill overlooking the town of Demir Kapija. The church was built in 1937. […]
Saint Mary – Sveta Bogorodica (Света Богордица) in the village of Mlado Nagorichane (Младо Нагоричане) This church dedicated to the Young Mother of God is located in the village of Mlado Nagoričane (Nagorichane), about 12 kilometers east of the town of Kumanovo near Kostoperska Karpa (Kostoperski Rid). This new church […]
Saint Mary – Sveta Bogorodica in Karpino, Karpino Monastery (Карпински Манастир, Karpinski Manastir) On this day Vesna and I set off for a seven kilometer hike to the Karpino Monastery as the dirt road was not conducive for our Honda Accord, so we left it in the village of Suv […]
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. […]
