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It is located to the north of Prilep, above the village of Zrze. The church is dedicated to the Holy Transfiguration. It was built by monk German in the mid-XIV century, during King Dusan's time. Its maintenance was continued by his nieces, fresco painters Joan (a metropolitan) and his brother Makarie (a monk). After the arrival of the Turks within the region, the brothers ceded the monastery to their village mayor Konstantin and his sons Jakov, Kalojan, and Dimitar. During Bayazit I the monastery was abandoned, and it was renewed by Konstantin. Before 1368/1369 the western parvis was added. After the death of Konstantin's sons, it was abandoned again, and in the early XVI century was seriously damaged. It was reconstructed in 1535. During 1544/1545, six priests lived there: priest Jakov, priest Malesija, priest Filip, priest Gerasim, priest Nikola, and priest Josif. In 1616 Visarion the monk transcribed a Menaion for the month of February in the monastery, and was paid for the job by Stojan Petkov from the village of Krapa. In 1625 the latest, the church's structure was finished, and a parvis was added. In 1624/1625 the monastery's prior was Damaskin, and in 1634/1635 Petronij, with the monks Kiril Simeon and Gerasim. In the XVII century the monastery was expanded. On its northern side the church of St. Petar and Pavle (Peter and Paul) was built, later known as Shepherds' church. During the XVIII century the Ottoman rebel - commander Mat Ilija used the monastery as a shelter. In the middle of the same century the monastery was plundered. In the village of Zrze there were many old churches that maybe were its appendices. According to a legend, both Vukasin and his son, King Marko, got married in the monastery.
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