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More information on the Monastery of Sveti Jovan Bigorski (St John the Baptist, also known as St John the Forerunner) can be found here.
If you want to know more about the famous woodcarvers Frckovski and Filipovski, check here.
The iconostasis has over 500 woodcarved humans and 200 animals, showing scenes from the Old and New Testaments. The woodcarvers also carved themselves, see the link above.
Although it is forbidden to take pictures in the church, sometimes you are allowed if you ask friendly. The results are below!
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