Portraits of St. Clement of Ohrid in the art in Macedonia and neighboring countries

09. 08. 2016 – 20. 08. 2016


Within the activities of the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences to mark the 1100 anniversary of the reposal of St. Clement of Ohrid, on August 9, 2016, in the cathedral church of St. Sophia in Ohrid an exhibition of copies of frescoes depicting the saint from the churches and monasteries in Macedonia and neighboring countries was opened. The exhibition actually consisted of fresco copies that on May 24 the same year, in organization of NI Institute and Museum-Ohrid, on the occasion of the traditional manifestation “Macedonia Honoring St. Cyril”, was opened at the Pontifical University Urbaniana at the Vatican, complemented with several other exhibits, copies of frescoes and photos. This same exhibition earlier was on display in the premises of the Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences in Skopje.

“Portraits of St. Clement of Ohrid in the art in Macedonia and neighboring countries” in the church. Sophia in Ohrid