Sveti Naum ... The Monastery of Saint Naum (Macedonian: Манастир „Свети Наум“) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in North Macedonia, named after the medieval Bulgarian writer and enlightener Saint Naum who founded it. It is situated along Lake Ohrid, 29 kilometres (18 mi) south of the city of Ohrid. The Lake Ohrid area, including St Naum, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in North Macedonia. The monastery was established in the Bulgarian Empire in 905 by St Naum of Ohrid himself. St Naum is also buried in the church. Since the 16th century, a Greek school had functioned in the monastery. 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 1870, a fire destroyed the monastery except for the monastery church. The present complex was built in the following period. After the conquest of the region by Serbia during the Balkan War of 1912, a residence of the Serbian king and the church of St. Ivan Vladimir were built near the monastery. From 1913 to 1925, the monastery belonged to Albania. Ahmet Zogu, who was able to coup to power in Tirana with Yugoslav help in December 1924, ceded it to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in gratitude for the support. Today there is no longer a convent and only the monastery church, a typical three-nave cross-domed church, is still used for sacred purposes.