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Address Loznani, Macedonia (FYROM) | ||
The Monastery of Saints Cyril and Methodius and St. George church is located at the south end of Loznani in the slopes of Mount Selačka at a height of 637 metres above sea level, only a few metres from the ancient ruins of the old church. It was built in 1990 by a local villager by the name of Bisera Dimitrovska who was awakened by the Virgin Mary one night telling Bisera that she was to build a monastery next to the site of the old church of Saint Cyril and Methodius where the ancient spring is.
After many years of construction and furnishing it has become a well known monastery in the Balkans where women come to pray in the church and drink the holy water from the church tap where the water of the ancient spring flows. Many festivals are held at the monastery, church services and many other religious ceremonies and a gathering for the villagers to have conversation and for the women to cook in the monastery hall.
The church has one tower in the middle and a 3-D golden crucifix which can be seen at all angles. In the church tower a massive icon of Jesus Christ overlooks the people in the church and wonderful depictions of the Virgin Mary, Christ and many saints.