The Church of the Ascension of Christ, built in 1842, is the oldest church in Gevgelija. Until the outbreak of the First Balkan War (1912-1913) it was rebuilt and renovated several times. According to its architectural form, the church has five naves with flat wooden ceilings supported by square columns. On the west side, there is an open porch, to the north of which is the bell tower.
The Monastery of St. Leontius is a sacred complex located on an archaeological site with remains dating back to the 4th century. The site contains three churches, architectural remains, annex buildings and a monastic complex, two baths and a multi-storey Christian necropolis. The frescoes of the interior were painted in three periods, in the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries.
Veljushki Monastery is said to have been built in the 11th century. With its architectural design originally preserved to the present day, it represents one of the great achievements of medieval Byzantine architecture and sacred art on the Macedonian territory. The frescoes in the church were made in three periods: 1085 (in the altar, the space of the dome in the nave and the walls, the conches, and the chapel), 1164 (in the porch), 19th century (in the nave).
St. George's Monastery was built in 1860 on the site where an old monastery was destroyed by the Ottomans in the 14th century. The new church was built thanks to the contributions of the citizens of Negotino between 1860 and 1866. The monastery houses were built a little later than the construction of the monastery church in the 1870s.
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