Price: Although today Boboshevo monastery "St. Dimitar " is not working , it occupies an important place in our history . If you are unable to visit the monastery and soon you are from Sofia , you can see the icons of the iconostasis of the church at the monastery in the crypt of the church ' St. Alexander Nevski "and some of the remaining manuscripts , copied and stored in the monastery - in church History Museum.
Extremely curious moment in the history of Boboshevski monastery is the fact that it is there began his monastic life most respected Bulgarian saint - Ivan Rilski , who in his lifetime was called earthly angel and heavenly inhabitant.
According to historical evidence that we have today called on the Orthodox monastery Saint Dimitar occurs in X century being conquered Bulgarian lands from the Turks the monastery shared the fate of hundreds of Orthodox churches in the country and was destroyed. Recovery happens during the reign of Sultan Bayezid II (1481-1512), but not its old place, and the southeast - over Municipality. From now on, the monastery became an important center of education for the Bulgarian people and actively perform this function until the Liberation , when life into it gradually died out .
Nowadays Boboshevo monastery "St. Dimitar " is a complex of small church and residential buildings. The church is one building, all its interior without narthex is decorated with traditional paintings of such churches . The temple was built after 1481 , and the frescoes date from 1488 and are the work of Ohrid School. The arch of the church can be seen three large medallion is depicted as the central figure of Christ surrounded by four angels . Removed in small medallions are prophets Moses and Aaron , Ezekiel , etc. . Below them are drawn from two belts scenes above include major holidays Nativity , Baptism , Crucifixion and others. , And bottom - with Christ's passion. In the north and south walls of the church , over fear, depicts another frieze of medallions with images of the saints war, three men from the Babylonian furnace and more. The lower part of the walls are painted images of saints in full size . On the west wall depicts the Assumption, under which both sides of the door are inscribed canonized rulers Constantine and Helen and Michael .
Situated on nearly 4 km above the town of Boboshevo to Boboshevski monastery "St. Dimitar " is easily accessible by road E79 , using the ramp to Boboshevo or village Tsurvishte . In the monastery does not offer accommodation and food.
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