As a monument to the eternal values, common to all Christian nations, and as a pivot for the unifying power of cultural exchange, the Holy Bigorski Monastery of the Venerable Forerunner, during yesterday's feast, warmly welcomed the British ambassador in the country, His Excellency Mr. Matthew Lawson, who arrived to the ten-century Sanctuary with his…
With an invitation and blessing from our beloved Elder, Bishop Partenij of Antaniski, members of one of the most renowned and best choirs for Eastern Orthodox church singing, "Tropos" from Athens, led by the respected and skilled choir director and teacher, Konstantin Angelidis, arrived at our Holy Monastery for a several-day visit in the afternoon.…
Great and wonderful are the deeds of brotherhood and communing in the Lord, and they bring joy to the Church and relief to the people of God. We bear witness to such a blessed act today, when the Most Reverend Metropolitan of Imvros and Tenedos, His Grace Kiril, a respected hierarch of the Ecumenical Patriarchate,…
Last night, the screening of the documentary film "1000 Years - Witness of the Light", dedicated to the millennium of the Bigorski Monastery and authored and directed by Ilija Iko Karov, was held at the solemn venue of the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome. Initiated by the Ambassador of the Republic of North Macedonia to…
Tomorrow, "Pontifical Oriental Institute" in Rome will host the screening of the film "1000 Years Witness of Light" dedicated to the millennial anniversary of the Bigorski Monastery, directed by Ilija Iko Karov. The film "1000 Years Witness of Light" had its gala premiere in the hall of the Macedonian National Theater in April 2022. Tomorrow,…
Our Holy Monastery was blessed with a visit from a portion of the brotherhood of the Monastery of Saint Nikodim Agiorit, from the region of Pendalofos in neighboring R. Greece, along with their holy elder and abbot, the Venerable Archimandrite Hrisostom II. The honorable fathers and monastic brothers filled our monastery with monastic joy through…
