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St Clement’s monastery
St Clement’s monastery site, with early Christian mosaic floors around a rebuilt church.
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About Plaošnik
On a levelled plateau between the citadel of Samuel’s Fortress and the church of St John at Kaneo, Plaošnik is an archaeological complex with layers from prehistory, antiquity and the Middle Ages. Here St Clement founded his monastery church of St Panteleimon in 893, from which thousands of pupils spread Slavic literacy. The church was rebuilt on its old foundations in 2002, and St Clement’s relics returned to his tomb. Around it lie Early Christian basilicas: look for the huge clover-leaf church of the 5th century, whose mosaic floors teem with birds, and the baptistery with its remarkably preserved mosaic.
Our take
- Early Christian mosaics
- Founded by St Clement
- Near Kaneo
- Address
- Ohrid, the Balkans
- Our city guide
- On our Skopje guide
- Price guide
- € (sights price guide)
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Plaošnik before you go.
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