Strumica: The Church of the Holy 15 Martyrs of Tiberiopolis

On our drive to Sandanski, Bulgaria (to visit the spa), we wanted to visit some sites along the way.  Here are some pictures from one of our stops, in Strumica (in the southeast region of Macedonia): a visit to the Church of the Holy 15 Martyrs of Tiberiopolis"


From the WhereIsMacedonia website:

"Tiberiopolis (Strumica) was the name of the city, a day walk north of Thessaloniki, which in antiquity was called Astraion (Астраион) or Star City (Ѕвезден град). 
Holy Fifteen Tiberiopolis Martyrs are Christian saints and martyrs of the 4th century. They lost their lives in the name of Christianity at the time of the Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate (Јулијан Отпадник)"

 (this image of the 15 Martyrs also from this website)


There is a modern church (built in 1974) at this site, where you can also see ruins of the church from the 5th century.

here you can see the modern church, completed in 1974, in the background

these are the remains of the 5th century Church of the Holy Fifteen Martyrs of Tiberiopolis

For More information see

Visit Strumica website  http://come2strumica.mk/welcome/churches-and-monasteries/the-fifteen-holy-hieromartyrs-of-tiberiopolis/

Macedonia website: http://whereismacedonia.org/where-to-go-in-macedonia/churches-and-monasteries-in-macedonia/246-holy-fifteen-tiberiopolis-strumica-martyrs-archaeological-site