Belashchinsky monastery of St. George description and photos - Bulgaria: Plovdiv
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Belashchinsky monastery of St. George description and photos - Bulgaria: Plovdiv. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects. Photo and descriptionBelashchinsky Monastery is a functioning nunnery located 12 kilometers from Plovdiv. It was built at the beginning of the 11th century and consecrated in honor of George the Victorious. The monastery was founded by Nififor Scythi, a Byzantine military leader, in an area located a kilometer away from his own palace. At the age of thirty, he contributed to the victory of Basil II, appearing in the rear of Tsar Samuel, when the battle of Mount Belasitskaya in the Macedonian region took place in 1014. After this victory, Nikifor was appointed ruler of the Filipopol district - the outskirts of modern Plovdiv. In 1364, the monastery was destroyed by the Turks. The monastery was again inhabited only four hundred years later. The reconstruction and completion of the monastery was carried out in the 19th and 20th centuries on the initiative of the Bulgarians and Greeks. With their help, all buildings were restored, as well as the courtyard of the monastery. Today the monastery courtyard includes a katholikon, a chapel, residential buildings and a farm. The monastery is not large in size and looks very cozy. This is also facilitated by its location in a fabulously beautiful forest, right above the village. The monastery complex is a national monument in Bulgaria. Every year, on May 6, on the day of St. George the Victorious, the patron saint of the monastery, crowds of believers and pilgrims gather in front of the gate, people stay here to spend the night in tents. Today, the monastery is home to several nuns and a couple of novices. Today the monastery courtyard includes a katholikon, a chapel, residential buildings and a farm. The monastery is not large in size and looks very cozy. This is also facilitated by its location in a fabulously beautiful forest, right above the village.     We also recommend reading Porkhovskaya fortress description and photo - Russia - North-West: Pskov region Topic: Belashchinsky monastery of St. George description and photos - Bulgaria: Plovdiv. |
