Macedonian Orthodox Monasteries - Karpino Monastery, Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery, Sveti Naum, Treskavec Monastery (Paperback)

Chapters: Karpino Monastery, Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery, Sveti Naum, Treskavec Monastery, Saint Bogorodica Pre?ista Monastery. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 18. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Monastery of Saint Naum (Macedonian: ) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the Republic of Macedonia, named after the medieval Saint Naum who founded it. It is situated along Lake Ohrid, 29 kilometres (18 miles) south of the city of Ohrid. The Lake Ohrid area, including Sveti Naum, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Macedonia. The monastery was established in the year 905 by St Naum of Ohrid himself. St Naum is also buried in the church. The area where the monastery of St Naum (Albanian: ) lies belonged to Albania from 1912 until June 28, 1925, when Zog of Albania ceded it to Yugoslavia as a result of negotiations between Albania and Yugoslavia and as a gesture of goodwill. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=24906669