Zrze, MK

Zrze Monastery

The monastery in Zrze was built in several stages on the ruins of a Christian sanctuary from the 15th century. Its church contains two exceptional icons; one, painted in 1393, represents Jesus Christ, and the other, from 1422, represents the Virgin of Pelagonia. It also has remarkable medieval frescoes, divided into two spaces. The lower space represents monastic life, while the upper space represents Saints Gregory, Basil, Nicholas and John. The frescoes on the porch are more recent, having been executed in 1624 and 1634.

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Church of St. Nicholas

The Church of St. Nicholas was built in 1832. During the uprising in Ilinden-Preobrazhenie in 1903, the church and a large part of the town centre were burnt and destroyed. The church was rebuilt between 1905 and 1907. The oldest icons on display in the church date from 1884.

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Treskavets Monastery

The monastery of Treskavets was built from the 13th to the 14th. It was destroyed and rebuilt by the Serbian ruler Stefan Uroš II Milutin (1282-1321), and he is registered as "Ktetor" (founder) in the monastery. Partially abandoned in the 15th century, it has been restored several times since then. The monastery was seriously damaged by a fire in 2013.

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