Monastery of Saint Naum

Monastery of Saint Naum
Monastery of Saint Naum
Monastery of Saint Naum above Lake Ohrid
Monastery of Saint Naum above Lake Ohrid
Monastery information
Order Macedonian Orthodox
Established 905
Diocese Diocese of Debar and Kičevo
People
Founder(s) Saint Naum
Site
Location Ohrid Municipality
Coordinates 40°54′50″N 20°44′25.8″E / 40.91389°N 20.7405°E / 40.91389; 20.7405Coordinates: 40°54′50″N 20°44′25.8″E / 40.91389°N 20.7405°E / 40.91389; 20.7405
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The Monastery of Saint Naum (Macedonian: Манастир „Свети Наум“) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in the Republic of Macedonia, named after the medieval Saint Naum who founded it.[1] It is situated along Lake Ohrid, 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of the city of Ohrid.

The Lake Ohrid area, including St Naum, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Macedonia.[2]

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History

The monastery was established in the year 905 by St Naum of Ohrid himself. St Naum is also buried in the church.

The area where the monastery of St Naum (Albanian: Shën Naum[3]) lies belonged to Albania for a short period from 1912 until June 28, 1925, when Zog of Albania ceded it to Yugoslavia as a result of negotiations between Albania and Yugoslavia and as a gesture of goodwill.[4]

Gallery

  • Exterior of Sveti Naum Monastery

  • A view from Lake Ohrid

  • Lake Ohrid from the monastery

  • A dome inside

References

  1. ^ ohrid.org.mk
  2. ^ Southeast European Times
  3. ^ Elsie, Robert (2000). "The Christian Saints of Albania". Balkanistica13 (American Association for South Slavic Studies): 52. http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/modern_languages/BalkArticle2.html. "The cult of Saint Naum spread in the first half of the 18th century with the flourishing of Voskopoja KO as a center of Orthodox culture and with the rise of the Archdiocese of Achrida (Ohrid). His fame extended from here southwards to Mount Athos and northwards up to Vienna. His image is to be seen in the frescoes of the churches of Voskopoja, Shipska KO and Vithkuq KO. The Bektashi also went on pilgrimage to the monastery of Saint Naum, believing their holy man Sari Saltik to be buried there. Saint Naum's original feast day was December 23, but in 1727 on the authority of the Archbishop of Achrida, it was changed to June 20 to make pilgrimages less strenuous in the continental climate of the interior of the Balkans." 
  4. ^ Pearson, Owen (2004). Albania and King Zog: independence, republic and monarchy 1908-1939. IB Tauris. p. 248. http://books.google.com/books?id=3_Sh3y9IMZAC&pg=PA248&dq=Sh%C3%ABn+Naum&hl=en&ei=6uoCTMeIEISKlwfRtqmiCA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CCYQ6wEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-05-30. 

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Education
University for Information Science and Technology • Institute for Protection of Cultural Monuments and National Museum
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Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport
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