Matejče, North Macedonia, March 11, 2025
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A monastery in north-central North Macedonia was desecrated, vandalized, and robbed recently.
Police in the village of Matejče received a report from the Kumanovo-Osogovo Diocese of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric that the church at the ancient Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God Monastery had been broken into and desecrated at some point in March, reports lider.mk.
Photo: https://religija.mk The monastery, which was built in the 14th century on the ruins of an 11th-century Byzantine church, is a protected cultural heritage site. However, unknown perpetrators broke into the church and dug up the church, bringing up human remains with it.
The desecrators also stole lead sheets from the church roof. The authorities are conducting an investigation to fully resolve the case and find the perpetrators.
The Holy Dormition Monastery is one of the most important cultural-historical monuments in Macedonia, with rich spiritual and artistic value, and its desecration represents a severe blow to Macedonian cultural heritage, the diocese said in its report to the police.
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