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Marko's Monastery
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Marko's Monastery is a monastery located in the village of Markova Sušica, 18 kilometres from central Skopje in North Macedonia. The monastery bears the name of Serbian Prince Marko, who reigned at th
Church of Saint Demetrius at Marko's Monastery
Church of Saint Demetrius at Marko's Monastery
Fresco depicting Saint Demetrius
Fresco depicting Saint Demetrius
Fresco depicting King Marko
Fresco depicting King Marko
Ktetor
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Ktetor or ktitor, meaning 'founder', is a title given in the Middle Ages in the Byzantine sphere to the provider of funds for construction or reconstruction of an Eastern Orthodox church or monastery,
Marko's Monastery
…In 1830, Ottoman aristocrat Hamzi Paşa added an exonarthex to the church. Frescoes showing the ktetor King Vukašin and his son Prince Marko were the most defaced by overpainting with a fat-based paint in 1894, an act of national fanaticism ordered by…
Fresco of Serbian king Stefan Dečanski at Visoki Dečani monastery, in Kosovo, holding a small monastery in his hands; this signifies that he is the kt
Fresco of Serbian king Stefan Dečanski at Visoki Dečani monastery, in Kosovo, holding a small monastery in his hands; this signifies that he is the ktetor of the monastery.