Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski - Boletin, Macedonia
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The Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski is a Macedonian Orthodox monastery located in the western part of Macedonia, near the road connecting the towns of Debar and Gostivar.
Waymark Code: WMHCQ5
Location: North Macedonia
Date Posted: 06/24/2013
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The monastery church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. According to the monastery's 1833 chronicle, it was built in 1020 by Ivan I Debranin. The Ottomans destroyed the monastery in the 16th century. The monastery was restored in 1743 by the monk Ilarion, who also built several monk cells. Later, in the period from 1812 to 1825 the monastery was expanded by archimandrite Arsenius. Among the donors there is also a mention of a monk Iov, recognized by some researchers as the future educator Yoakim Karchovski. One of the most valuable treasures of the monastery is the iconostasis created by Petre Filipovski Garkata from the nearby village of Gari. This iconostasis is considered as the most beautiful and most valuable wood-carved iconostasis. Another valuable monastery treasure is an icon dating from 1020 with supposedly miraculous healing power.
Most of the old monastery complex was burnt down in 2009, while the new sections of the complex and church were saved. Reconstruction of the old palaces begun in May 2010 with the aim to reconstruct it as authentic as possible.
(wikipedia)
Full name of the abbey/monastery/convent: Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski
Address:
Monastery of Saint Jovan Bigorski
Boletin, Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality Macedonia
Religious affiliation: Macedonian Orthodox
Date founded/constructed: 1020
Web Site: [Web Link]
Status of Use: Acitvely Used
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