1818. From 1897 to 1920 the painter Gavril Atanasov also worked in the convent. The icon of the Dormition of the Theotokos was painted by Gregory Pecanov from Strumica in 1878. The residential quarters are of a free-style construction. They attract with the warmth of the wood used, shaped in a 19th-century old-urban style. Four sisters who came from the Veljusa monastery live together with the last nun of the previous lineage. The sisterhood of the convent is active in Byzantine style icon painting. The beginnings of the renewal of fresco painting in Macedonian monasteries was started by the sisterhood. The Hesychastic (14th century Greek sect of Christianity) monastery typikon functions as a place of prayer, a holy hesychasterion. The upper floor of the church was recently turned into a small chapel dedicated to St. Gregory Palamas. Local Politics As of the municipal elections 2017, the new mayor of Berovo is Zvonko Pekevski. Sports Local football club FK Maleš play in the Macedonian Third League (Southeast Division). Twin cities Brus, Serbia People from Berovo Notes References External links Official Berovo Website Virtual Berovo Website Towns in North Macedonia Berovo Municipality