Holy Mother of God (Treskavec Monastery)

Dabnitsa, North Macedonia, North Macedonia

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Treskavec Monastery, dedicated to the Holy Mother of God (Dormition of the Virgin Mary), is an ancient Orthodox site perched at 1300 meters on the rocky Zlatovrv Mountain, about 8 km north of Prilep near Dabnitsa village in central North Macedonia.

Dating back to early Christian times with archaeological evidence of a necropolis and rock church, its current structures stem from the late 13th century under Byzantine donors like emperors Andronicus II and Michael IX, with major rebuilding in the 14th century by Serbian kings Stefan Uroš II Milutin and Stefan Dušan, plus 16th-century renovations amid folklore of a beast attack that renamed it "Treskavec" (crash place).

Renowned for Byzantine frescoes from the 15th century onward, donor portraits, icons, and scriptorium works, the site largely lies in ruins after a 2010s fire, housing just one monk today while offering panoramic views of Pelagonija Valley.