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Monastery "St. John the Baptist - Bigorski"
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  • Vespers in memory of the Great Founder of the Bigorski Monastery

    • 12 September 2020

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    • 11 September 2020

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    • 10 September 2020

  • Soon a new documentary film titled "A 1000 years witness of the Light"

    • 8 September 2020

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    • 8 September 2020

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    • 6 September 2020
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  • The 1000 years old Bigorski Monastery celebrates its patron Saint

    • 11 September 2020

  • Vespers in memory of the Great Founder of the Bigorski Monastery

    • 12 September 2020

  • An appeal against the Internet abuse

    • 10 September 2020

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  • Soon a new documentary film titled “A 1000 years witness of the Light”

    • 8 September 2020

  • The book titled “The Eternal Lighthouse” by PhD Vera S Antich promoted in honour of the 1000 year jubilee of Bigorski

    • 6 September 2020

  • Scientific conference in honour of the 1000th anniversary of Bigorski has concluded

    • 5 September 2020

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The monastery was founded in the year of 1020 by the first Archibshop of Ohrid John of Debar.

It is built in the honour of the Forerunner and Baptist of our Lord, Saint John, for whom the Lord Jesus Christ himself said that there is no greater among those born by women.

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