“The monks and the Abbot in the monastery have love. They help us. They try to reach to the heart. When that happens, life is easy.” “Here, they learn to live like we live,” says Brother Siluan Madiorovski. Hidden in the green nature of Macedonia in Eastern Europe, men recovering from addiction to heroin, methadone,…
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 Mavrovo National Park and welcoming both female and male travellers who want to stay 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 Debar, and 740 meters above sea level. It is built from the impeccable limestone rocks…
