Events

Ukrainian Ambassador Visits Bigorski with Birthday Wishes for Bishop Parthenius

Today, our Holy Monastery once again had the honour of welcoming Her Excellency Ms Larysa Dir, Ambassador of Ukraine, together with her entourage. Our distinguished guest visited Bigorski Monastery out of a devout desire to venerate the holy shrine and prayerfully seek the blessing of Saint John the Forerunner and Baptist, as well as to…

Bigorski – Where Tradition Meets Modern Expertise in Wood Protection

Within the beautiful setting of our Sacred Monastery of Bigorski, where the centuries-old traditions of woodcarving, art, and craftsmanship form an inseparable part of its rich spiritual and cultural heritage, an engaging and informative professional presentation was recently held, dedicated to modern technologies and products for the protection, treatment, and care of wood. With the…

Thirty-Five Years of Patriarchal Ministry in Love and Truth

With feelings of profound spiritual joy, sincere filial love, and boundless gratitude to God, our Sacred Monastery of Bigorski joins in the prayerful celebrations marking the great and blessed jubilee of thirty-five years since the election of His Divine All-Holiness, the Archbishop of Constantinople–New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, to the sacred First Throne of…

When the heights become a temple – The Eucharist on Big Krchin

Under the vast heavenly vault of Deshat, where the majestic Krchin like a steadfast sentinel rises above the picturesque Reka; there where the deep night leaves its mystical mantle so that in the early morning it clothes itself in gentle light; where the mountain silence speaks in its recognizable language; where every upward step becomes…

In the Embrace of the Garden of the Mother of God – the Elder’s First Pilgrimage to Mount Athos as a Bishop

With profound emotion, spiritual joy, and gratitude to the all-good and bountiful God, our beloved Elder and Abbot, His Grace Bishop Parthenius of Antania, accompanied by several members of the Bigorski Brotherhood, is spending these days on pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain of Athos – the blessed Garden of the Most Holy Theotokos and the…

Blood Given in Love – Hope and Life for Our Neighbour

With gratitude to God, the Lover of Mankind, Who continually calls us to translate our faith into works of love, today the second regional summer blood donation drive was successfully held at our sacred Bigorski Monastery under the motto: Give Blood – Save a Life! This noble and compassionate undertaking took place with the blessing…