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The flooded church St. Nikola vo Mavrovo
In the village of Mavrovo there are three churches. One of them is a monastery church that is currently being built, the other is the old Roman The church, and the third one is the abandoned one, that constantly comes out of the waters of the artificial lake. All three churches are dedicated to the saint Nikola.Most interesting of them today is the famous flooded Mavrovo church, about which the local people say that the saint and the God's power do not allow for it to completely disappear in the depths of Mavrovo Lake. The phenomenon of its constant emerging from the waters is explained by them with the impossibility of covering and forgetting about a sacred place.

It was built in 1850 by the Mavrovo people, who made it from fine processed stones. Its walls were fresco-painted by an unknown zograph. It was consecrated in the year 1853. But, by forming of the artificial lake and the dam, it was decided that it should be flooded. As its replacement, at only several meters from it, a build of a new monastery church dedicated to the same saint was initiated. Beautiful lodgings are envisaged around it, and for them the stones from the old church will be used. It is planned to establish monastic life in the lodgings, but they will be opened for guests, as well.

The Mavrovo people today carefully preserve all that can be saved from the old church. The furniture and the objects from its interior were transferred to the other Mavrovo church, known as the Roman church. It was given that name because it is presumed that it was originally built in the Roman period. Today it is renovated, and in it are the iconostasis, the crosses, the liturgy books, the icons (among them one painted by Dico Zograph), and the other valuable items from the flooded church.
Its a waterless photo !!