List of churches in North Macedonia

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This is a list of orthodox churches and monasteries in North Macedonia by diocese.

Diocese of Skopje[edit]

Northern Skopje[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos Skopje 41°59′46″N 21°26′22″E / 41.99611°N 21.43944°E / 41.99611; 21.43944
Church of St. Demetrious Skopje
Church of Michael The Archangel Avtokomanda
Church of the Ascension of Christ Madžari
Church of St. George Čair
Church of the Holy Trinity Bardovci
Church of St. Naum of Ohrid Radišani
Church of St. Nicholas Radišani
Monasteries
Monastery of St. George Krivi Dol

Southern Skopje[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of St. Clement of Ohrid Skopje 41°59′54″N 21°25′35″E / 41.99833°N 21.42639°E / 41.99833; 21.42639 1990[1]
Church of the Nativity
of the Theotokos
Sredno Vodno
Church of Sts. Peter and Paul Gorno Lisiče
Monasteries
Monastery of St. Andrew Matka 1389[2]
Monastery of
St. Panteleimon
Gorno
Nerezi
41°58′37.2″N 21°22′26.4″E / 41.977000°N 21.374000°E / 41.977000; 21.374000
Marko's Monastery
of St. Demetrius
Markova
Sušica
Monastery of St. Nicholas Šiševo

Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of St. Nikola Kumanovo 1860
Church Holy Trinity Kumanovo
St. George's Church Kumanovo
near the city cemetery
Church St. Archangel Michael Kumanovo
n. Karposh
Under construction
Church St. Petka Kumanovo
n. Bedinje
Church of Resurrection of Christ Kumanovo
in the city cemetery
Under construction
Church of St. Mina Kumanovo
village Proevce
Church of St. George Kumanovo
village Tromegje
2011
Monasteries
Monastery of St. Joachim of Osogovo Kriva
Palanka
12th century
Monastery of the
Holy Great Martyr George
Staro
Nagoričane
1071
Reconstruction 1313-1318
Karpino Monastery Staro
Nagoričane
16th – 17th century
Psacha Monastery Staro
Nagoričane
1354
Matejche Monastery Matejche, Lipkovo,
near Kumanovo
1313

Diocese of Tetovo and Gostivar[edit]

Tetovo[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Tetovo
Church of St. Nicholas Tenovo
Monasteries
Monastery of St. Naum of Ohrid Popova Šapka

Gostivar[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of the Theotokos Gostivar

Diocese of Debar and Kičevo[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of St. John at Kaneo Ohrid 41°06′40″N 20°47′19″E / 41.11111°N 20.78861°E / 41.11111; 20.78861 13th century[3]
Church of St. Sophia Ohrid 41°06′44″N 20°47′39″E / 41.11222°N 20.79417°E / 41.11222; 20.79417 11th century
Church of Holy Mother of God Peribleptos Ohrid 41°06′51.5″N 20°47′45″E / 41.114306°N 20.79583°E / 41.114306; 20.79583 1295[3]
Church of St. Nicholas - Gerakomija Ohrid 19th century[3]
Church of Sts. Peter and Paul Kičevo 1907
Church of the Holy Mother of God Makedonski Brod 1872
Monasteries
Monastery of St. Clement and
St. Panteleimon, Plaoshnik
Ohrid 41°06′45.85″N 20°47′28.48″E / 41.1127361°N 20.7912444°E / 41.1127361; 20.7912444
Monastery of St. Naum 29 km
south
of Ohrid
40°54′50″N 20°44′26″E / 40.91389°N 20.74056°E / 40.91389; 20.74056
Bigorski Monastery
of St John the Baptist
near
Rostuša
41°37′19″N 20°36′42″E / 41.62194°N 20.61167°E / 41.62194; 20.61167 1020 (destroyed by the
Ottomans in the 16th
century and restored
in 1743)
[4]

Diocese of Prespa and Pelagonija[edit]

Bitola[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of St. Demetrius Bitola 1830
Church of Nativity of the Theotokos Bitola
St. Theodore of Amasea Church Dolno Srpci

Prilep[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of the Annuncioation Prilep 41°20′36.5″N 21°33′29″E / 41.343472°N 21.55806°E / 41.343472; 21.55806 1838[5]
Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Prilep
Church of the Transfiguration Prilep 1871
Monasteries
Monastery of the Transfiguration
Zrze monastery
Zrze 41°31′16″N 21°20′30″E / 41.52111°N 21.34167°E / 41.52111; 21.34167
Monastery of the Holy Archangel Michael
Varoš monastery
Prilep 41°21′38.2″N 21°32′04″E / 41.360611°N 21.53444°E / 41.360611; 21.53444
Monastery of the Assumption of Mary
Treskavec Monastery
Prilep 12th century
Monastery of St. Nicholas Manastir

Resen[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of St. George Resen
Church of St. George, Kurbinovo Kurbinovo 1191[6]

Kruševo and Demir Hisar[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of St. Nicholas Kruševo 1907
Church of the Holy Trinity Kruševo
Monasteries
Monastery of the St. John the Baptist Slepče
Monastery of St. Athanasius Žurče

Diocese of Strumica[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Churches
Monasteries
Monastery of the Holy Archangel Michael Berovo
Monastery of the
Dormition of the
Most Holy Theotokos
Berovo 1975
(near oldest church,
which was ruined)
[7]
Monastery of the Most
Holy Theotokos Eleusa
Veljusa
Monastery of the St. Leontius Vodoča

Diocese of Bregalnica[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of the Holy Trinity Radoviš 41°38′06″N 22°28′03″E / 41.63500°N 22.46750°E / 41.63500; 22.46750 2003[8]
Church of St. George Kočani 41°55′25″N 22°24′31″E / 41.92361°N 22.40861°E / 41.92361; 22.40861
Church of St. Nicholas Štip
Church of the Archangel Michael Vinica
Monasteries

Diocese of Povardarie[edit]

Name Image Place Geographic
Coordinates
Built in Notes
Church of St. Pantaleon Veles
Church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius Veles
Church of the Dormition of Theotokos Veles 1882
Church of the Assumption of Mary Demir Kapija 1937
Monasteries

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The church tradition in Skopje and its region, IVc.-today, (part 3) - preminportal.com.mk
  2. ^ Monastery of St. Andrew - kralemarko.org.mk
  3. ^ a b c Ohrid municipality - History of Ohrid
  4. ^ History of St. Jovan Bigorski - a1.com.mk
  5. ^ "МИА - Македонска Информативна Агенцијa - Одбележано Благовештение, празник на прилепската Стара црква -". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  6. ^ Resen municipality - St. George, Kurbinovo Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Манастирот Св. Пресвета Богородица Балаклија (Источен Петок". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  8. ^ Consecration of the Holy Trinity church in Radoviš - a1.com.mk