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St. Demetrius the Great Martyr Chapel
Параклис „Св. Великомаченик Димитриј“
The temple in 2018
41°14′46″N 20°35′47″E / 41.246047°N 20.596494°E / 41.246047; 20.596494
Location	Vevčani
Country	North Macedonia
Denomination	Eastern Orthodox Macedonian Orthodox Church
Website	www.dke.org.mk
History
Dedication	Demetrius of Thessalonica
Architecture
Functional status	yes
Administration
Diocese	Debar and Kičevo Diocese
Parish	Vevčani Parish

The St. Demetrius the Great Martyr Chapel is a Macedonian Orthodox chapel, colloquially referred to as a church, in the village of Vevčani.

Location

The chapel is located in the northern part of Vevčani, in the locality/area called Padarnica. The total area of the church yard is 340 m. It is located nearby, east of the local cemetery and its St. Barbara the Great Martyr and St. Sava of Jerusalem Church and west of the St. Paraskevi the Venerable Chapel.

History

It is not known when the chapel was built. It was restored in the 1980s.

Architecture

Fresco painting

The frescoes were made by Solomon Tasovski from Bitola in 1914.

Gallery

• The temple in 2023
• The temple in 2023
• Side view of the chapel, 2018
• The interior of the chapel, 2018
• The saint's fresco above the chapel's entrance, 2018
• The dining building of the chapel, 2018

See also

• St. Nicholas Church, Vevčani
• St. Barbara the Great Martyr and St. Sava of Jerusalem Church, Vevčani
• Ascension of Christ Lower Church, Vevčani
• Ascension of Christ Upper Church, Vevčani
• Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Vevčani
• St. George the Great Martyr and Victory Bearer Church, Vevčani
• St. Paraskevi the Venerable Chapel, Vevčani
• Mid-Pentecost Chapel, Vevčani
• St. Kyriaki Chapel, Vevčani
• Epiphany Chapel, Vevčani

References

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.

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Category:St. Demetrious Church (Vevčani) at Wikimedia Commons

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North Macedonia	Skopje & Kumanovo and Osogovo St. Nicetas (Banjane) St. Dimitrija (Bajlovce) St. George (Beljakovce) St. Nicholas (Beljakovce) Saint Panteleimon (Gorno Nerezi) St. George's (Kumanovo) St. Archangel Michael (Kumanovo) Holy Trinity (Kumanovo) Resurrection of Christ (Kumanovo) St. Mina (Kumanovo) St. Nicholas (Kumanovo) St. Petka (Kumanovo) Ascension of Jesus (Skopje) St. Clement of Ohrid (Skopje) Nativity of the Theotokos (Skopje) St. George (Staro Nagoričane) St. George (Tromegja) Bregalnica & Strumica St. Michael (Štip) Povardarie & Prespa and Pelagonia Nativity of the Virgin Mary (Bitola) Saint Nedela (Bitola) Saints Peter and Paul (Smilevo) Tetovo and Gostivar & Debar and Kičevo St Nicholas (Mavrovo) St. John at Kaneo (Ohrid) Saints Clement and Panteleimon (Plaošnik) St. Barbara and St. Sava (Vevčani) Ascension of Christ (Vevčani) St. Demetrius (Vevčani) St. George (Vevčani) St. Kyriaki (Vevčani) Mid-Pentecost (Vevčani) St. Nicholas (Vevčani) St. Paraskevi the Venerable (Vevčani) Dormition of the Theotokos (Vevčani)
North America	St. Nedela (Ajax) Sts. Cyril & Methody (Blasdell) St. Mary (Cambridge) St. Naum of Ohrid (Hamilton) St. Dimitrija Solunski (Markham) St. Ilija (Mississauga) Nativity of the Virgin Mary (Sterling Heights) Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Reynoldsburg) St. Clement of Ohrid (Toronto) St. Nicholas (Windsor)
Elsewhere	St. George & St. Mary Mother of God (Epping) St George (Fitzroy) St. Prophet Ilija (Footscray) St. John the Baptist (Geelong) St. Petka (Mill Park) St. Nikola (Preston) St. Dimitrija Solunski (Springvale) Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Sydenham)

• Churches in Vevčani
• Macedonian Orthodox churches