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Epiphany Chapel, Vevčani

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Epiphany Chapel
Параклис „Богојавление“
The temple in 2023
Map
41°14′23″N 20°35′05″E / 41.239708°N 20.584622°E / 41.239708; 20.584622
LocationVevčani
CountryMacedonia
DenominationEastern Orthodox
Macedonian Orthodox Church
Websitewww.dke.org.mk
History
DedicationEpiphany
Architecture
Functional statusyes
Administration
DioceseDebar and Kičevo Diocese
ParishVevčani Parish

The Epiphany Chapel is a Macedonian Orthodox wayside shrine, colloquially referred to as a chapel, in the village of Vevčani.[1]

Location

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The church is located within Vevčani Springs in the locality/area called Izvor. Nearby, in the river, every year on Epiphany day, the cross is thrown to be caught by the believers.[2]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jelena Pavlovska, Nataša Niḱiforoviḱ i Ognen Kocevski (2011). Valentina Božinovska (ed.). Карта на верски објекти во Македонија [Map of religious buildings in Macedonia] (in Macedonian). Menora, Skopje: Commission on Relations in Religious Communities and Religious Groups. ISBN 978-608-65143-2-7.
  2. ^ "Светилишта | Vevchani Inf" [Shrines | Vevchani Inf]. vevchani-info.mk. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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