Saint Erasmus ( mk, Свети Еразмо,

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) ''Sveti Erazmo'') is an ancient Christian

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and necropolis located near

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, along the Ohrid- Struga freeway. Archaeological excavations have uncovered a three-part basilica and a necropolis with 124 graves dating from the 6th and 12th centuries.

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