Во Бигорскиот манастир, посветен на Претечата и Крстител Господов, пристигнавме доцна попладне. Дворот, храмот – исполнети со луѓе – млади и стари, мажи и жени, и многу деца. Меѓу нив и монаси со коишто разговараат. Се обративме кон еден од…
By Seamus Kearney There is nothing like a monastery for quiet reflection, away from the madding crowd, but they are not always places you can visit or stay. One Macedonian monastery is different, however, opening its doors to visitors in the…
High above the city crowd, nestled in the untouched upland scenery, the St Jovan Bigorski Monastery (dedicated to St John the Forerunner, or St John the Baptist) is fantastically placed. The monastery is 2 kilometers from Rostushe, a village in…
