{"id":4069,"date":"2012-10-16T16:57:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T13:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.plovdiv.bg\/?page_id=4069"},"modified":"2024-09-10T13:30:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T10:30:27","slug":"plovdiv-bachkovski-monastery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/motorhome.youngceaser.com\/en\/tourists\/sight-seeing\/close-to-plovdiv\/plovdiv-bachkovski-monastery\/","title":{"rendered":"Plovdiv – Bachkovski Monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>At 20 km\u00a0south of Plovdiv\u00a0and 2.5 km\u00a0from the town of\u00a0Asenovgrad,the right of the\u00a0road to\u00a0Smolyan\u00a0Bachkovo\u00a0monastery\u00a0on\u00a0a cliff\u00a0isAssen’s fortress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fortress\u00a0was built\u00a0during the reign of\u00a0Byzantine Emperor\u00a0Justinianthe Great (527-565)\u00a0in the VI\u00a0century\u00a0to protect the\u00a0old Roman\u00a0road connecting\u00a0Thrace with the\u00a0Aegean.\u00a0Located\u00a0on four terraces\u00a0and occupies an area\u00a0of 15\u00a0acres.\u00a0Stone wall\u00a0in places\u00a0reaches a height of10-15 m, where\u00a0excavations have unearthed\u00a0the foundations\u00a0of somebuildings\u00a0of the citadel\u00a0–\u00a0a feudal\u00a0castle,\u00a0tower, two\u00a0reservoirs,\u00a0militaryfacilities,\u00a0military\u00a0chapel,\u00a0built on\u00a0an ancient Thracian\u00a0sanctuary.<\/p>\n

The castle\u00a0was restored\u00a0by Ivan\u00a0Assen\u00a0II\u00a0after the Battle of\u00a0Klokotnitsa\u00a0in 1230, as evidenced by\u00a0a stone inscription.\u00a0It is best\u00a0preserved\u00a0fortress\u00a0church “Sv. Bogoroditsa”\u00a0–\u00a0a typical\u00a0monument of\u00a0Bulgarian mediaeval architecture.\u00a0The temple is\u00a0a relatively large\u00a0two-storey building\u00a0with a length of\u00a018 m –\u00a0nave\u00a0church withapse\u00a0dome\u00a0partially preserved\u00a0frescoes\u00a0by masters\u00a0of the Turnovo\u00a0School\u00a0– XIII-XIV\u00a0century.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>9 km from Asenovgrad and 29 km from Plovdiv is the second largest after the Rila Monastery –\u00a0Bachkovo monastery,<\/strong>\u00a0founded in 1083 g.ot brothers Gregory and Abasii Bakuriani – senior captains Byzantine, Georgian by origin.<\/p>\n

Like most other Bulgarian monasteries, and he was robbed and destroyed several times.\u00a0Restoration of the monastery began in the late XVI century.\u00a0Church “St.\u00a0Mary “was built in 1604<\/p>\n

Church and still keep one of the oldest gilt wood-carved iconostasis in the country.<\/p>\n

Miraculous icon of Virgin Mary is among the greatest treasures of the monastery.\u00a0Case is unknown artists today can not be dated precisely because it is almost all covered with silver hardware with an inscription of 1311 According to Byzantine tradition of the XIV century it was an authentic image of the Virgin Mary.\u00a0The icon is given a special place and it can be seen right next to the entrance of the church.<\/p>\n

In a small garden is located south of the church “St. Nikolai” was built in 1836 and decorated in 1840 by Zachary Zograf.\u00a0Only surviving building from the XI century church ossuary, located about 350 m from the present monastery complex.\u00a0The dimensions of the temple are 21.20 m of 7.30 m. The two-storey basilica was built as a crypt.\u00a0Downstairs there are 14 graves.\u00a0Especially valuable are the icons of the great Georgian painter John Iveropulets (end of XI, the beginning of XII century).\u00a0In 2001, the ossuary was restored.\u00a0This is the only fully preserved temple of the XI-XII century in the Orthodox world, which makes it especially valuable.<\/p>\n

The dining room is the second most important religious building after the Cathedral, as it is engaged in a specific ritual – reading Lives of Saints, prayers and psalms.\u00a0The dining room was decorated by a large display theme is “Doomsday”.<\/p>\n

Are extremely rich library and museum Bachkovo.\u00a0Interesting is the garden of the monastery.\u00a0They grow rare species such as ginger, persimmon, magnolia, Chinese pine and laurel.\u00a0The monastery offers accommodation and has a base of 200 beds.<\/p>\n

Continuing\u00a0along the road to\u00a0Smolyan,\u00a0after 8\u00a0km\u00a0separates\u00a0the road to\u00a0Lucky\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Cross Forest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cross Forest<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Cross Forest\u00a0–\u00a0holy place,\u00a0has giveen\u00a0spiritual\u00a0and physical\u00a0healing ofmany believers.<\/p>\n

Cross\u00a0peak\u00a0itself\u00a0is\u00a01545\u00a0meters\u00a0high\u00a0for the entire\u00a0forest\u00a0area\u00a0Crosssaid that\u00a0is particularly\u00a0energy radiation\u00a0that\u00a0intersect\u00a0here\u00a0as\u00a0cosmic rays\u00a0of Rupite\u00a0Belintash\u00a0and\u00a0that\u00a0is a mirror image\u00a0of the\u00a0Cross Peakonly 7 km\u00a0in a straight\u00a0line in an easterly\u00a0direction\u00a0.\u00a0The ancientThracians\u00a0had\u00a0a sanctuary\u00a0here.<\/p>\n

In 1936\u00a0in gratitude\u00a0Tsar\u00a0Boris\u00a0III\u00a0ordered the\u00a0Cross\u00a0peak\u00a0can\u00a0be placed\u00a0a large cross, heavy\u00a033 kg,\u00a0as\u00a0werethe years\u00a0of the Savior.\u00a0In 1994\u00a0the cross\u00a0was\u00a0stolen and\u00a0then\u00a0found\u00a0and\u00a0restored.<\/p>\n

In the autumn of\u00a01995 was\u00a0the newly\u00a0consecrated\u00a0church of\u00a0Cross Forest\u00a0“Shroud\u00a0of Mary”.<\/p>\n

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At 20 km\u00a0south of Plovdiv\u00a0and 2.5 km\u00a0from the town of\u00a0Asenovgrad,the right of the\u00a0road to\u00a0Smolyan\u00a0Bachkovo\u00a0monastery\u00a0on\u00a0a cliff\u00a0isAssen’s fortress. The fortress\u00a0was built\u00a0during the reign of\u00a0Byzantine Emperor\u00a0Justinianthe Great (527-565)\u00a0in the VI\u00a0century\u00a0to protect the\u00a0old Roman\u00a0road connecting\u00a0Thrace with the\u00a0Aegean.\u00a0Located\u00a0on four terraces\u00a0and occupies an area\u00a0of 15\u00a0acres.\u00a0Stone wall\u00a0in places\u00a0reaches a height of10-15 m, where\u00a0excavations have unearthed\u00a0the foundations\u00a0of somebuildings\u00a0of the citadel\u00a0–\u00a0a feudal\u00a0castle,\u00a0tower, two\u00a0reservoirs,\u00a0militaryfacilities,\u00a0military\u00a0chapel,\u00a0built on\u00a0an <\/p>\n

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