St. Nicholas Monastery near village of Kalugerovo
Article published from BIA on 2010-01-09 04:54:00Category: Culture in Kalugerovo
The monastery is situated about 2km from the village of Kalugerovo (Pazardjik district), on the bank of Topolnitsa River.
There is a Roman traveling column with Latin inscriptions from Emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363) in the yard of the monastery. Also a Roman marble sarcophagus and Roman coins were found there.
In the summer of 1871 Vasil Levski visited the monastery and established a revolutionary committee. The monastery was one of the centers of the April Uprising. Still a memorable inscription, reminding of the secret meeting of Georgi Benkovski and Panayot Volov (famous Bulgarian revolutionaries) in February 12, 1876, is kept there. After the crushing of the uprising, the old monastery church was burnt down together with the iconostasis and its icons.
The new church is devoted to Saint Nicholas the Wondermaker. It is a high, one-shipped basilica with bell tower above the western entrance. There are many beautiful places and inlets at Topolnitsa River, which are suitable for hikes and walks.
There is a Roman traveling column with Latin inscriptions from Emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363) in the yard of the monastery. Also a Roman marble sarcophagus and Roman coins were found there.
In the summer of 1871 Vasil Levski visited the monastery and established a revolutionary committee. The monastery was one of the centers of the April Uprising. Still a memorable inscription, reminding of the secret meeting of Georgi Benkovski and Panayot Volov (famous Bulgarian revolutionaries) in February 12, 1876, is kept there. After the crushing of the uprising, the old monastery church was burnt down together with the iconostasis and its icons.
The new church is devoted to Saint Nicholas the Wondermaker. It is a high, one-shipped basilica with bell tower above the western entrance. There are many beautiful places and inlets at Topolnitsa River, which are suitable for hikes and walks.
