Monastery of Saint Naum

The Monastery of Saint Naum (Манастир „Свети Наум“) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in North Macedonia, named after the  writer and enlightener Saint Naum who founded it. It is situated along Lake Ohrid, 29 km south of the city of Ohrid, within the boundary of the village of Ljubaništa.

The Lake Ohrid area, including St Naum, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Macedonia.

History
The monastery was established in 905 by St Naum of Ohrid himself. St Naum is also buried in the church. The area where the monastery of St Naum lies belonged to Albania for a short period from 1912 until June 28, 1925, when Zog of Albania ceded it to Yugoslavia as a result of negotiations between Albania and Yugoslavia and as a gesture of goodwill.

In the arts
Rebecca West devoted a chapter of Black Lamb and Grey Falcon to her visit to Sveti Naum, which occurred in 1937.