Ohrid, North Macedonia, October 14, 2025
Photo: tiveriopol.mk
The Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric festively celebrated the anniversary of an historic Ohrid church on Sunday.
The Church of St. Mary Peribleptos, one of the most monumental medieval churches in North Macedonia, was built and painted 730 years ago, reports tiveriopol.mk.
His Beatitude Archbishop Stefan of Ohrid and Macedonia and Justiniana Prima presided over the service, concelebrating with His Eminence Metropolitan Georgij of Debar and Kičevo, His Grace Bishop Clement of Heraclea, and His Grace Bishop Jakov of Stobi.
Guests from the Serbian Orthodox Church were also in attendance, including Archimandrite Nektarij, Chief Secretary of the Synod; Archimandrite Danilo, Director of the Patriarchate; and Protopresbyter-Stavrophore Professor Dr. Vladimir Vukašinović, Vice Dean for International Cooperation at the Orthodox Theological Faculty in Belgrade.
The faithful received Holy Communion during the service.
Photo: marh.mk
The Church of St. Mary Peribleptos, also known as St. Clement, is a 13th-century Orthodox church that served as the second cathedral of the Archbishop of Ohrid from the 15th to 18th centuries. According to a Greek inscription above the western entrance of the narthex, the church was erected in 1295 by Byzantine aristocrat Progonos Sgouros, a relative of Emperor Andronikos II Palaiologos. In 1365, two additional chapels were added on the north side of the church. The church is currently under the administration of the Diocese of Debar and Kičevo.
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