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PMR091K-07 Macedonia, Mavrovo: Monastery of St. Jovan Bigorsky (St John the Baptist) on the steep side of the gorge of the River Radika. Founded in 1020, the monastery church contains an iconostasis which is a masterpiece of woodcarving. On these wooden galleries are the "konaks" or lodgings for visitors. Keywords: Orthodox church, Christian, historic, national heritage, Yugoslavia

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Macedonia, Mavrovo: Monastery of St. Jovan Bigorsky (St John the

Baptist) on the steep side of the gorge of the River Radika. Founded in 1020, the monastery church contains an iconostasis which is a masterpiece of woodcarving. On these wooden galleries are the "konaks" or lodgings for visitors.
Keywords: Orthodox church, Christian, historic, national heritage, Yugoslavia