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. Basilica of Saint Achillios .
The basilica of Saint Achilles is one of the oldest monuments in the area of Prespes. The church was built in 983 or 986 by Bulgarian Tsar Samuel to house the relics of Larisa's patron Saint Achilles that Samuel had taken when the city conquered by Bulgarians. The name of the Saint, which was given to the largest island of small Prespa Lake where the church of Saint Achilles is situated, survived like its ruins through centuries of severe wars and many different conquerors.
. Basilica of Saint Achillios .
The basilica of Saint Achilles is one of the oldest monuments in the area of Prespes. The church was built in 983 or 986 by Bulgarian Tsar Samuel to house the relics of Larisa's patron Saint Achilles that Samuel had taken when the city conquered by Bulgarians. The name of the Saint, which was given to the largest island of small Prespa Lake where the church of Saint Achilles is situated, survived like its ruins through centuries of severe wars and many different conquerors.