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The monastery of Saint Naum


The monastery was established in the year 905 by St Naum of Ohrid himself. St Naum is also buried in the church. It belonged to the Republic of Albania from 1913 - 1925.
Ahmet Zogu gave it as a gift to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, for their support to bring him to power.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveti_Naum
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