The Monastery of St. Bogorodica Prečista (Immaculate Mother of God) (
Macedonian
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: Света Богородица Пречиста, ''Sveta Bogorodica Prečista'') is a
Macedonian Orthodox monastery situated near the city of
Kicevo,
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...
. It is dedicated to the
Virgin Mary
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,
Mother of God
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.
In 1924 Dositej, later the first Archbishop of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, became a monk in this monastery. The monastery is also famous for the legend of the 'flying icon' that was moved three times to another monastery and, allegedly, miraculously returned by itself to the original place, guided by a ray of light. The feast of the monastery is ''Mala Bogorodica'' (birthday of Virgin Mary on September 21).
See also
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Saint Evnuvios, Paisios and Averikios
External links
Bogorodica Precista
Macedonian Orthodox monasteries
Eastern Orthodox monasteries in North Macedonia
Kičevo Municipality
Archbishopric of Ohrid
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