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Religious Site Attractions In Pelagonia Region

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The Pelagonia Statistical Region is one of eight statistical regions of the Republic of Macedonia. It is located in southwestern part of the country along the eponymous plain. It borders Greece and Albania. Internally, it borders the Southwestern and Vardar statistical regions.
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Religious Site Attractions In Pelagonia Region

  • 1. Treskavec Monastery Prilep
    The Monastery of Treskavec , or St. Bogorodica, is a monastery situated on the rocky Mount Zlatovrv, 8 km north of Prilep, in the Republic of Macedonia. Built in the 12th century, it currently has only one monk.The monastery possesses a large collection of Byzantine frescoes. The oldest remaining date from the 15th century. It was rebuilt in the 14th century by Serbian kings Stefan Milutin and Stefan Dušan. In the mid-16th century it was renovated by knez Dimitrije Pepić of Kratovo.However, the monastery was destroyed by a fire in the early 2010s and, apart from the church, it is now in ruins. As of 2015, no restoration work has been launched by the Macedonian government.The monastery was the burial place of Serbian noblemen Dabiživ Čihorić and Gradislav Borilović.
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  • 2. Zrze Monastery Prilep
    Zrze Monastery is located near the village Zrze, approx. 25km north-west of Prilep , Republic of Macedonia. The numerous remnants of the ancient period-pillars, basilica remains, and other exponents speak of the rich cultural tradition, of this area. Traditionally the monks lived in carved out stone hollows, from the mountain side cliffs. This is believed to date back to the 3rd and 4th century. Today, Zrze monastery complex consists of the church St. Petar and Pavle, the inns and several accessory rooms. The church has been renovated several times, and the painting is preserved only in fragments. In the 14th century, the church walls were painted with painting of extraordinary artistic value. Dated from 1421, the icon of the Holy Virgin Pelagonitissa, now part of the iconostasis inside th...
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