Church of Saint Demetrius, Bitola

Coordinates: 41°01′47″N 21°20′02″E / 41.029722°N 21.333889°E / 41.029722; 21.333889
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The church and its bell tower

The Church of Saint Demetrius (Macedonian: Црква „Св. Димитриј“) is the main Macedonian Orthodox church of Bitola, North Macedonia,[1] part of the Prespa-Pelagonia Diocese.[2] It was built in 1830 and its most remarkable feature is considered to be its wood-carved iconostasis. The church bell tower was built in 1936.[3] Saint Demetrius is listed as an Object of Cultural Heritage by the Ministry of Culture.[4][5]

The iconostasis includes icons from 1842, done by Mihail Aganost and his son Nikolai Mihailov.

Museum of Macedonia in Skopje.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Битолско намесништво". Prespa-Pelagonia Diocese. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Соборен храм Св. Димитриј". Prespa-Pelagonia Diocese. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Цркви". Visit Pelagonia. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Национален регистар на објекти кои се заштитно културно наследство". Ministry of Culture. 2012. p. 1.
  5. ^ Nebojša Tomašević (1983). Treasures of Yugoslavia: An Encyclopedic Touring Guide. p. 536.
  6. ^ Николоски, Дарко (5 June 2012). "Прилог кон делото на зографот Никола Михаилов" (PDF). Ниш и Византија XI: зборник радова; Симпозиум „Ниш и Византија XI“, Ниш. p. 355. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  7. ISBN 978-960-7916-94-5. Archived from the original
    on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

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