On the afternoon of Saturday, November 9, the city of Debar hosted the first Forum held within the framework of a project supporting coexistence in the region, spearheaded by the Association for the Protection and Cultivation of Cultural Values "Rajchica." This important multicultural and multireligious project was initiated with the blessing of our Elder, Bishop…
With deep joy and gratitude to God, we announce that another of our brethren, Hieromonk Gregory, has successfully completed his master’s studies in theological sciences at the Faculty of Theology of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, under the blessing of our beloved Elder, Bishop Parthenius of Antania. On Friday, November 1, 2024, in the University’s ceremonial…
Yesterday, on a festive Sunday, the Bigorski Monastery had the honor of hosting distinguished guests from Austria, led by: the Austrian Ambassador to North Macedonia, Mr. Martin Pammer; the General Director of EVN, Mr. Wolfgang Mayer; Propst Prälat Anton Höslinger of the Monastery Klosterneuburg; and Prof. Wolfgang von Bandion, Grand Chancellor of the Catholic Order…
On this radiant October day, commemorating the memory of the Venerable Andrew the Fool-for-Christ and the Holy Martyrs Cyprian and Justina, our Holy Monastic Community was graced and adorned by the visit of two esteemed hierarchs of the Church of God: His Eminence, Metropolitan Lukijan of Budim and Administrator of Timișoara, and His Eminence, Metropolitan Jovan…
Today, the Holy Bigorski Monastery of St. John the Baptist received two restored processional crosses from its precious collection of antiquities. These unique relics, created by the legendary Bigorski iconographers Michael and his son, Hieromonk Daniel, were entrusted to the Abbot of the Monastery, His Grace Bishop Parthenius of Antania, by representatives from the National…
From September 1 to 6, 2024, the Bigorski Monastery hosted a significant cultural and academic event—the fifth Mavrorekanska Summer School. This school is dedicated to exploring the spirit of Mijač art and culture and focuses on the works of one of the greatest Macedonian iconographers, Dicho Zograf. Under the auspices of the Cvetan Grozdanov Institute…
