The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, attended the Spiritual Academy, held in the cathedral church "St. Sophia" in Ohrid on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the renewal of the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church.

The Spiritual Academy is part of this year's program for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, which consisted of the canonization of saints and the consecration of new temples.

The practice of proclaiming autocephaly of the MOC was taken at the third church-people's council and the solemn session held on July 17, 1967 in the church "St. Kliment Ohridski "in Ohrid. The act of proclaiming the autocephaly of the MOC was performed on July 19 with the Holy Bishopric Liturgy held in today's church "St. Mother of God Peribleptos" in Ohrid.