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Church of Saint Clement and Saint Panteleimon (Holy Mother of God Peribleptos Church)

Church of Saint Clement and Saint Panteleimon (Holy Mother of God Peribleptos Church)

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Church of Saint Clement and Saint Panteleimon (Holy Mother of God Peribleptos Church)

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Location: Southwestern Region, Macedonia

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1. Lake Ohrid – Ohrid Lakeside Promenade loop from Беј Бунар

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2. St. John at Kaneo Church – Ohrid Lakeside Promenade loop from Racha

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3. Lake Ohrid – Ohrid Waterfront Promenade loop from Ohrid

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Lutz - Berlin

September 9, 2021

In 1295, the Byzantine general Progon Sguros and his wife Eudokia, the daughter of Emperor Andronikos II, founded a church that was initially dedicated to the Mother of God Peribleptos (Periblèptos Περιβλὲπτος = highly respected). Only when the relics of St. Kliment were later transferred did the church, which was now the archbishopric main church due to the conversion of the Sophienkirche into a mosque, received the name Sveti Kliment. The Byzantine brick building on the plan of the "inscribed cross" is provided with an octagonal dome and a stepped altar apse. In the 14th century, two side churches were added on either side of the chancel.
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Andreas Bikefan

October 6, 2024

It is a must to visit the interior because of the incredible frescoes. The year of construction (in the time of the Byzantine Emperor Andronicus II Paleologus) is determined by the text in the inscription above the entrance. The church is a wonderful whole of a beautiful building and rich fresco painting. It is popularly known as St. Clement. It dates back to the 15th century, when the Turks destroyed the monastery of St. Clement on Plaoshnik to its foundations and the remains of St. Clement were transferred here. It became a cathedral church, that is, it became a temple of the Archbishops of Ohrid when the Archbishop's Church of St. Sofija was converted into a mosque. In addition to the first head of the MOC, the following three heads (Angelarij, Gavril and Mihail) were enthroned in this church.

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Church of Saint Clement and Saint Panteleimon (Holy Mother of God Peribleptos Church)

1. Lake Ohrid – Ohrid Lakeside Promenade loop from Беј Бунар

2. St. John at Kaneo Church – Ohrid Lakeside Promenade loop from Racha

3. Lake Ohrid – Ohrid Waterfront Promenade loop from Ohrid

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