Price: Location of Glojen monastery "St. George" view reveals most wonderful and its history will further stimulate you to visit it . Diocesan monastery located near the village Glojene Teteven , District Lovech, 12 km from the city Municipality. According to the unproven theory , but rather a legend the monastery was built in the XII century with the permission of the then Bulgarian ruler - Tsar Ivan Asen II of Kiev Prince George Glozh lays the foundation of a monastery dedicated to the icon " St. George ." Icon often disappear mysteriously , as the monks found her on a nearby hill. Believers explained it happening as a sign from God and so in XIV century was built another monastery - the place where he has Glozhene monastery. For a time, the functioning and the two monasteries . They were related to " Prosechnik " - carved into the rock tunnel. Nowadays it is just the way it was during the operation of the monasteries . Through it leads to the terrace of the monastery Glojen . It is a passage repeatedly saved the life of the Apostle of Freedom - Vasil Levski , escaping from the pursuing Turks. The monastery was a favorite place of the revolutionary as his hideout is kept to this day. Nearby is the village of Big Spring, where he established the first revolutionary committee.
According to another version , the monastery was founded in the XVI century. Its architectural plan copied that of the monasteries on Mount Athos . In the late XVI and early XVII century in the monastery and the place has a busy literary life.
Two more important names are associated with the history of Glojen monastery "St. George " . Once in 1864 became abbot Euthymius Hadji Simeonov of Sopot, the monastery became a safe haven for revolutionaries . The abbot , who also was known as a healer , a close associate of Vasil Levski .
In 1893, even in Glojen monastery was exiled Archbishop Kliment - Vasil Droumev . Bulgarian writer and politician from the Conservative Party is the Tarnovo Bishop of the Diocese in 1875 until his death . His exile , which lasted 15 months , was pronounced reaction of Droumev preaching against Catholicism. His action came to the Roman Catholic King Ferdinand brokered by the then Prime Minister Stefan Stambolov . So on July 10, 1893 , Metropolitan Kliment was convicted of " forever " in exile Glojen monastery. However, his sentence was abolished with the fall of the government of Prime Minister Stambolov .
Glozhen monastery has 20 beds for visitors, but food is not available and there are no restaurants nearby.
To get to the monastery , use the exit to the town of Republic on the main road Sofia - Varna . After a while there is a junction of Malak Izvor then about 5km on the road is not bad .
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