Kazanlak Monastery "The Presentation of God's Mother to the Temple"

Bulgaria / Stara Zagora / Kazanlak / ул. Цар Освободител, 9
 nunnery, 1820s construction, Bulgarian Orthodox Church
The church was built with Russian donations by the master builders and wood carvers Kozma, Danail, Zahari and Yosif from Debar Region (western part of North Macedonia). The building is exceptionally original with its cross-domed construction without support columns. A great part of the decoration and the church plate were given as a gift by the three great Russian Monasteries – the Troitsko-Sergievska, Aleksandro-Nevska and Kievsko-Pechorska.

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Coordinates:   42°37'1"N   25°22'57"E

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  • The monastery was established in 1828. At the beginning of 1878, Russian troops came down to the town of Kazanlak for a short rest and recovery. Some of them were accommodated at the Kazanlak monastery, while nuns took care of those sick or wound. A military infirmary was arranged in the two-storey eastern building, while the graves of those who did not make it can be seen around the northeastern side of the church. A monument erected in the honour of the deceased Russian soldiers and Bulgarian volunteers, as well the 340 citizens of Kazanlak that were slaughtered in the nunnery can be also seen in the yard.
  • The monastery has been preserved and reconstructed, while the initial architectural plan has been kept. It is declared a monument of culture.
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