Strupets Monastery of Prophet Elijah

Bulgaria / Vraca / Roman /
 monastery, Bulgarian Orthodox Church
The Strupets (Tarzhishte, or Marketplace) Monastery The Holy Prophet Iliya (Elijah) (Strupeshki Manastir Sveti Prorok Iliya) is located 4.5 km west of the village Strupets and 21 km from the city of Mezdra. The monastery is known by the alternative name Marketplace because there was a market close to the monastery’s location as early as the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396).
It is not clear exactly who founded the monastery. When Bulgaria fell into the hands of the Ottomans, the monastery was razed. The oldest building that still exists is the monastery church, which probably dates from the 16th century. But it is thought that the monastery was founded during the 14th century. The church’s frescoes, such as The Entry into Jerusalem and The Assumption of the Virgin, date from the 16th century.
The reconstruction of the monastery began in 1824 when a wealthy fortune teller by the name of Dimitraki Hadzhi Toshin hired building masters to work at night to restore the church’s roof. Most likely, at this time the renovated monastery was donated to the Cherepish Monastery, to be used as a convent. In 1851, local residents collected funds to build new living quarters. This three-story building, which is almost 55 meters long, was completed in 1857. On the ground level, there are stables, and on the other two floors there are 18 monastic cells, guest quarters, and a winter church.

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Coordinates:   43°7'47"N   23°50'59"E

Comments

  • It is not correct "Strupetski"!!!! The correct is: STRUPESHKI -tski" in the end have to spell -shki"
  • The root is "Strup" other is ending... and has different grammatical spellings forms. So "Strup*ets-->Strup*eshki or -->Strup*chanski - ending "chan" (kind of animal bell) The names on all over this Bulgarian area are with ending *chanski, like Vra*tsa/ Vra*chanski
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