Price: Late medieval church "St. Mary " is located near the village Pastuh , Nevestino . It is a monument of culture, but every year her condition deteriorated . One time the whole church was painted , but in 1978 researchers registered as reserved only fragments of frescoes . Today, nothing is left .
"St. Mary " is difficult to access and is exposed as the impact of natural disasters , and treasure hunting raids. Temple slowly but surely erode.
The church is located just 3 km from the village Pastuh . Located in the " rock" , also known under the names "Gradishteto ", " Dukyano ", " Paalankata " and " Kalugeritsa ." Built on a height with two rounded top, as the southern tip has preserved city wall built with stones soldered with plaster . portion of the wall has a height of 1.50 meters and monitored more than 10 meters in length. been suggested that here was the town Zhitomisk mentioned as a settlement in the XII-XIV centuries.
"St. Mary " the village Pastuh is a one-nave church with dimensions of 6.5 x 3.8 m was built in the XVI century by stones , but places are used bricks and tiles , cemented with plaster . The walls are preserved to a height of one to 2.7 meters .
According to Bulgarian historian and archaeologist Academician Yordan Ivanov, the spelling of the church took place in 1557 . It displays the date based on the donor's inscription , which has been preserved during his visit in 1906 According to the inscription , the founder of the temple were peasants from the neighboring village of Blato . The inscription has been preserved on a rock in the ruins of a medieval fortress.
Near the village there are several Pastuh late medieval churches - "St. Ivan "," St. Trinity "and" St. Dimitar " . "St. Ivan " is located a mile south of the village and is also a monument of culture. Currently restored , but there are no preserved murals.
"St. Trinity" is located in the eastern outskirts of the village on the left bank of the Struma River. Currently he is restored by the murals remained fragments . The remains of the church "St. Dimitar "who are located in the northern outskirts of the village.
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