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Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity sacred sites in Bulgaria
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Aladzha Monastery
Golden Sands / Varna, Varna Province, Bulgaria
Aladzha Monastery is a documented monastery in Golden Sands / Varna, Varna Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is the Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s patriarchal cathedral in central Sofia....
Arapovo Monastery
Zlatovrah / Asenovgrad, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
Arapovo Monastery of Saint Nedelya is an active Orthodox monastery near Zlatovrah and Asenovgrad....
Boyana Church
Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Boyana Church is a three-part medieval church ensemble on Sofia’s outskirts and a UNESCO World Heritage property....
Cave of Saint John of Rila
Rila Monastery, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
Cave of Saint John of Rila is a documented sacred site in Rila Monastery, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Cherepish Monastery
Lyutibrod, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria
Cherepish Monastery is a documented monastery in Lyutibrod, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Church of the Holy Forty Martyrs
Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria
The Church of the Holy Forty Martyrs is a medieval royal church at the foot of Tsarevets, now presented through the Regional Museum of History in Veliko Tarnovo....
Church of the Nativity of Christ
Tarnovo pilgrimage circuit, Arbanasi, Bulgaria
The Church of the Nativity in Arbanasi is a protected historic church administered by the Regional Museum of History in Veliko Tarnovo....
Dragalevtsi Monastery
Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Dragalevtsi Monastery is a documented monastery in Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Dryanovo Monastery
Dryanovo, Gabrovo Province, Bulgaria
Dryanovo Monastery is a documented monastery in Dryanovo, Gabrovo Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Etropole Monastery
Etropole, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
Etropole Monastery is a documented monastery in Etropole, Sofia Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Gigintsi Monastery
Gigintsi, Pernik Province, Bulgaria
Gigintsi Monastery, also called Chernogorski Monastery, is an active Orthodox monastery in Pernik Province....
Glozhene Monastery
Glozhene, Lovech Province, Bulgaria
Glozhene Monastery is a documented monastery in Glozhene, Lovech Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Kapinovo Monastery
Kapinovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria
Kapinovo Monastery stands beside the Veselina River south of Veliko Tarnovo, its church and fortified-looking residential ranges holding together medieval memory, active...
Klisura Monastery
Barzia / Varshets, Montana Province, Bulgaria
Klisura Monastery of Saints Cyril and Methodius is an active Bulgarian Orthodox monastery near Barzia and Varshets....
Kremikovtsi Monastery
Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Kremikovtsi Monastery is a documented monastery in Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Kuklen Monastery
Kuklen, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
Kuklen Monastery of Saints Cosmas and Damian is an active Bulgarian Orthodox monastery near Kuklen, south of Plovdiv....
Lozen Monastery of Saint Saviour
Lozen / Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Lozen Monastery of Saint Saviour is a documented monastery in Lozen / Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Muldava Monastery
Muldava / Asenovgrad, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria
Muldava Monastery of Saint Petka is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery near Muldava and Asenovgrad....
Osenovlashki Monastery
Osenovlag, Sofia Province, Bulgaria
Osenovlashki Monastery is a documented monastery in Osenovlag, Sofia Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Patriarchal Monastery of the Holy Trinity
Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria
Patriarchal Monastery of the Holy Trinity is a documented monastery in Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Plakovo Monastery
Plakovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria
Plakovo Monastery of St Elijah the Prophet lies in the wooded hills south of Veliko Tarnovo, about two kilometres from Kapinovo Monastery....
Pomorie Monastery of Saint George
Pomorie, Burgas Province, Bulgaria
Pomorie Monastery of Saint George is an active Bulgarian Orthodox monastery in Pomorie....
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Ivanovo, Ruse Province, Bulgaria
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo is a documented church in Ivanovo, Ruse Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Rotunda of Saint George
Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
The Rotunda of Saint George is an early Christian monument in central Sofia and a functioning Bulgarian Orthodox church....
Rozhen Monastery
Rozhen, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
Rozhen Monastery is a documented monastery in Rozhen, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Rupite Church of Saint Petka
Rupite / Petrich, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria
The Church of Saint Petka of Bulgaria is the memorial church built at Rupite with funds provided by Vanga and consecrated in 1994....
Russian Church of Saint Nicholas
Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
The Church of Saint Nicholas the Miracle-Maker is the Russian Orthodox metochion in central Sofia....
Saint Sofia Church
Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria
Saint Sofia Church is a functioning Bulgarian Orthodox church and the historic namesake of Bulgaria’s capital....
Shipka Memorial Church
Shipka, Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria
Shipka Memorial Church is the Orthodox Church of the Nativity near the town of Shipka....
Sokolski Monastery
Etar / Gabrovo, Gabrovo Province, Bulgaria
Sokolski Monastery is a documented monastery in Etar / Gabrovo, Gabrovo Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Transfiguration Monastery
Samovodene / Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria
Transfiguration Monastery is a documented monastery in Samovodene / Veliko Tarnovo, Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Troyan Monastery
Oreshak, Lovech Province, Bulgaria
Troyan Monastery is a documented monastery in Oreshak, Lovech Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
Zemen Monastery
Zemen, Pernik Province, Bulgaria
Zemen Monastery is a documented monastery in Zemen, Pernik Province, Bulgaria, connected with Bulgarian Orthodox Christianity....
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