PART OF THE MONOGRAPH “GOJKO JAKOVLEVSKI” BY SLAVE KATIN In Zubovce there are three Macedonian Orthodox temples of God and one chapel: the churches of “St. Mary – Marena”, “St. Nikola” and “St. Apostle Thomas”, as well as the chapel “Holy Mother of God and the Sav ior Jesus Christ”. All of these religious temples have their own specific function. Thus, in the Church of “St. Mary” the divine liturgies are dedicated to the Orthodox holidays and ...

PART OF THE MONOGRAPH “GOJKO JAKOVLEVSKI” BY SLAVE KATIN During the visit to the church, and also according to the data provided by Gale Fi danovski, we found out that the iconosta sis is made in three rows, with a total of 41 precious icons. There are 18 icons in the up per row, 15 in the middle row and 8 icons in the lower, first row. The four most precious icons: Jesus Christ, St. John the Baptist, the Holy Mother of God and St. Mary, are ...

PART OF THE MONOGRAPH “GOJKO JAKOVLEVSKI” BY SLAVE KATIN God’s Temple “St. Apostle Thomas” is another precious Christian reli gious temple and third church in Zubovce that is unique in Macedonia. This religious temple is named after the Holy Apostle Thomas, and as a holy day, on the calendar of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, it is celebrated on October 19th. In this temple services are held on the occasion of the holidays and the happiest ...

PART OF THE MONOGRAPH “GOJKO JAKOVLEVSKI” BY SLAVE KATIN I dedicate this chapel to the Mother of God and our Savior, Jesus Christ, in re membrance and rest of the souls of my great-grandmother Yonka (Yovanka), my grandfather Petko, and my parents Delche and Rafka. One learns about the kindness that ancestors did after he matures, unfor tunately, at older age. And then he wants to settle his debts: for the goodness, for the courage, for ...