Eleshnitsa Monastery "St. Mother of God"

Bulgaria / Sofija grad / Buhovo /
 monastery, 1820s construction, 15th century construction, Bulgarian Orthodox Church
The Eleshnitsa Monastery "St. Mother of God" was established in 1499. In the 16th-17th century it represented an important cultural and religious centre with some of its religious books from that period currently being kept at the National Church Museum of History and Archaeology. The Eleshnitsa Monastery was destroyed by Kurdzhalii bands in 1793. It was rebuilt in 1820 and is currently operational, even if no monks or nuns live there.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleshnitsa_Monastery
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Coordinates:   42°46'19"N   23°39'3"E
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