The Church of Saint Nedela
Fair in front of the Church of "St. Nedela" in Bitola, by the Manaki brothers
Commemorative plaque about the foundation of the church. It reads: This holy church was erected with the contribution of the Bulgarians in Bitola on October 13, 1863.

The Church of Saint Nedela (Macedonian: Црква „Св. Недела“, romanized: Crkva „Sv. Nedela“) is a Macedonian Orthodox church in Bitola, North Macedonia. It was completed in October 1863.[1] The icons of the Apostles in the church were done by the artist Solomon Nikolov.[2]

The church is the setting of the film Fair in front of the Church of St. Nedela in Bitola, filmed by the pioneering Manaki brothers from 1905 to 1912.[3][4]

Cemetery

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The grounds of the Church of Saint Nedela contain a cemetery. Seven Bulgarian soldiers were buried here following World War I.[5]

Notable burials

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References

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  1. ^ "В църкви от битолската епархия изтриват надписи за българите". Actualno.com. 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
  2. ^ Vasilev, Asen (1965). Български възрожденски майстори: живописци, резбари, строители. София: Наука и изкуствo. p. 230.
  3. ^ "Panagur pred crkvata 'Sv. Nedela' vo Bitola". IMDB.
  4. ^ "Во Битола крстот за Водици се фрла повеќе од еден и пол век". MN. 19 January 2011.
  5. ^ Bozhidar Dimitrov (4 November 2007). "Даваме Битоля без бой на съглашенците". Standart. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
  6. ^ Спомени и биографии на илинденци, ДАРМ - Подрачно одделение – Битола, Битола, 1993.
  7. ^ Ст. Аврамов, Героични времена (Романтиката на Македония). том І, София, 1934, стр. 7.
  8. ^ Куманов, Милен. „Македония. Кратък исторически справочник“, София, 1993.

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