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The Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Eleussa, Veljusa

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The Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Eleussa, Veljusa
The Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Eleussa, Veljusa
The Monastery of the Holy Mother of God Eleussa, Veljusa

ABOUT THE TREASURE

What: Orthodox Church
Where: FYR of Macedonia, Veljusa, Strumica
When: Early Middle Ages

The monastery church, dedicated to the Holy Mother of God Eleussa (Our Lady of Compassion) was built in 1080 by the monk Manoil, former Bishop of Strumica. This is a tetraconhal church in the ground plan, with a small chapel on the south side. The wall paintings and the floor mosaics from the period of its erection are preserved in fragments. Among the survived frescoes we can recognize the scene of Hetoimasia (in the alter apse), only two scenes from the cycle of the Great Feasts ( in the dome) and the figures of the Holy Mother of God and St. John the Baptist ( in the dome).

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