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The Church St. Holy
Mother of God Perivleptos - St Clement: This church is located in the old part
of the city, near the Upper Gate. It is one of the most beautiful and oldest
churches in Ohrid. It was built in 1295.
The fresco painting in this church
represent some of the first works of the most prestigious Macedonian
icon-painters Michail and Eftihije. On the walls of this church, with
extraordinary vitality and power, those two icon-painters have painted scenes
from the life of Christ and the mother of God. After the destruction of
Clement's church St. Pantelejmon, the relics of St. Clement were transferred
here, and ever since the citizens of Ohrid named the church St. Clement. When
the biggest church in Ohrid, St. Sophia, was transferred to a mosque, St. Holy
Mother Perivleptos became synod Ohrid Archbishop. In this period, many church
items, manuscripts, icons, books were transferred here, some of them preserved
today. In this church is housed the most beautiful gallery of medieval icons,
(numbering 30 in total). Each of these icons has high value and artistic
quality.
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