The Monastery of Saint Naum (Macedonian: Манастир „Свети Наум“) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in North Macedonia, named after the medieval Bulgarian[1] writer and enlightener Saint Naum who founded it.[2] It is situated along Lake Ohrid, 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of the city of Ohrid, within the boundary of the village of Ljubaništa.
.jpg) Monastery of Saint Naum | |
  Location within North Macedonia | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Order | Macedonian Orthodox |
| Established | 905 |
| Diocese | Diocese of Debar and Kičevo |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Saint Naum |
| Site | |
| Location | Ohrid Municipality |
| Coordinates | 40°54′50″N 20°44′25.8″E / 40.91389°N 20.740500°E |
| Public access | yes |
The Lake Ohrid area, including St Naum, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Macedonia.[3]
History
The monastery was established in the Bulgarian Empire in 905[4] by St Naum of Ohrid himself. St Naum is also buried in the church.
Since the 16th century, a Greek school had functioned in the monastery.[5] The monastery had close ties with the printing house of Moscopole, a former prosperous Aromanian city now in Albania.[6] The area where the monastery of St Naum[7] lies belonged to Albania for a short period from 1912 until June 28, 1925, when Zog of Albania ceded it to Yugoslavia as a result of negotiations between Albania and Yugoslavia and as a gesture of goodwill.[8]
In the arts
Rebecca West devoted a chapter of Black Lamb and Grey Falcon to her visit to Sveti Naum, which occurred in 1937.
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