Bachkovski manastir
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Name (Latin)
Bachkovski manastir
Other forms of name
Bachkovo (Bulgaria). Bachkovski manastir
Bachkovo Monastery
Bachkovska sveta obitel
Manastir Sv. Bogorodit︠s︡a Petrichka
Manastir Sveta Bogorodit︠s︡a Petrichka
Petriconis savane
Coordinates
24.84944444 24.84944444 41.94222222 41.94222222 (gooearth )
Sources of Information
- V proslava na Bŭlgarskata patriarshii︠a︡, 1988:t.p. (Bachkovska sveta obitel) p. 111, etc. (Bachkovski manastir)
- Ent︠s︡. Bŭlg., 1978:v. 1, p. 228 (Bachkovski manastir (conv. name) near village Bachkovo; established 1083 as Manastir Sv. Bogorodit︠s︡a Petrichka)
- LC manual cat.(hdg.:Bachkovski manastir)
- Kissyov, S. Bachkovo Monastery, 1993:t.p. (Bachkovo Monastery)
- Petriconis anu Bačʻkovis savane, [198-]:t.p. (Petriconis ... savane)
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Wikipedia description:
The Bachkovo Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos (Bulgarian: Бачковски манастир "Успение Богородично", Bachkovski manastir, Georgian: პეტრიწონის მონასტერი, Petritsonis Monasteri), archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa is a major Eastern Orthodox monastery in Southern Bulgaria. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith.
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