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Ruins of St. Spas Monastery

 

 

Sliven

Located 6-7 km north of Sliven, village area, upstream of the river monastery. One of the 24 monasteries on Mount Athos Sliven small.

There is a tradition here that on 21 May Fest has happened and the monastery was dedicated to St. Constantine and Elena.

It is a small fortress, surrounded by high stone wall around an area of 1.5 ha. Of interest is the church which is nave to narthex, 13.5 meters long, 5.5 m wide, with a large conch petstenna outside and two small - trammel. Along the northern and eastern fence walls are monastic cells, which was home furnace or rectangular niche for prayer. In one of these is carved with double lines cross, among which are inscribed the letters IC - XC, NI - KA (Christ defeats). Among the findings prevail pots and bowls decorated with "sgraffito, coins, bronze fasteners for books and more. All of them warrant the construction of monasteries refer to the end of the beginning of XIII and XIV century.

 

 

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