Church of St Stephen description and photos - Bulgaria: Nessebar
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Church of St Stephen description and photos - Bulgaria: Nessebar. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Church of St Stephen. Photo and descriptionThe Church of St. Stephen was built in the XI century and was originally consecrated in honor of the Virgin Mary. The temple is also called the New Metropolis. Since 1599, the temple has been decorated with a magnificent carved iconostasis. The throne and the pulpit of the bishop of the Bulgarian Renaissance era have also been well preserved to this day. The old frescoes were lost, the existing ones date back to the 16th – 18th centuries. More than a thousand different figures are depicted here, in the center of which is the image of the Mother of God. On the facade of the church you can see the image of the Last Judgment.   We also recommend reading Church of the Resurrection of Christ description and photo - Crimea: Foros Topic: Church of St Stephen description and photos - Bulgaria: Nessebar. |
