▁people ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁support ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Mac ed onian ▁national ▁identity . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁vict ims ▁due ▁to ▁organized ▁kill ings ▁of ▁Bulg ari ans ▁ ▁is ▁unclear . ▁Bulgar ian ▁sources ▁claim ▁that ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁after ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁and ▁that ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁put ▁in ▁prison ▁under ▁the ▁" L aw ▁for ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁Mac ed onian ▁national ▁honor ". ▁In ▁SR ▁Mac ed onia ▁the ▁Bulgar oph ob ia ▁increased ▁to ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁State ▁ide ology . ▁ ▁Religion ▁Although ▁the ▁r uling ▁commun ists ▁disc ou rag ed ▁religion , ▁religious ▁freedom ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁extent . ▁The ▁authorities ▁allowed ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁Orth odox ▁Church , ▁which ▁proc laimed ▁auto ce ph aly ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁orth odox ▁church ▁St . ▁Clement ▁of ▁O hr id ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Sk op je ▁began . ▁Muslim s , ▁C athol ics , ▁Protest ants ▁and ▁other ▁religious ▁communities ▁also ▁could ▁maintain ▁their ▁own ▁organis ations ▁and ▁places ▁of ▁worship . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁Social ist ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia ▁was ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁largest ▁constitu ent ▁country ▁of ▁S FR ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁both ▁by ▁area ▁and ▁population . ▁Within ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁it ▁had ▁an ▁internal ▁border ▁with ▁the ▁Social