Price: Every year on St. Peter's , June 29 - Celebration of the monastery and the town of Kuklen, the meadows around Kuklen Monastery "St. St. Cosmas and Damian " big fair is organized . He continued for three days and hundreds of believers from the city and Bulgaria have flocked to celebrate the holiday. The monastery has a few bright dates solemnly celebrated - these are 1 July and 1 November, when the honors of St. Cosmas and Damian . Of the patron saint's day on 1 July each year tradition of the catholic church , miraculous healing icon of St. Cosmas and Damian , and it made a procession .
Kuklen monastery , which is currently active female temple is popular here with curative spring - the holy spring . In the words of the faithful , life-giving water of St. Damian and St. Cosmas gives strength to the souls and bodies healed those who come to the source of their faith and draw water for any healing. It cleans dirt of all diseases . Another peculiarity of Kuklen Monastery are iron chains located in the narthex of the monastery church . According to popular belief , even today if a sick person holds the chains for some time or have them touch the affected area will heal. One time the chains were 12 in number - now there is only one .
Theses for the emergence of the cloister are several. What is certain is that in the fetus , he was taken by the people as a sacred place. Not coincidentally named Sts Cosmas and Damian , for their curative powers. First monastery is mentioned in the XI century in one document for the properties of Bachkovo . According to some researchers, spiritual sanctuary was built by Georgian brothers Gregory and Abasii Bakuriani - founders of Bachkovo monastery . The most common argument is that Kuklen monastery was founded during the Second Bulgarian Empire (XII-XIV centuries) around healing springs - known for their properties and the ancient Thracians who had lived in our land . During the reign of Tsar Ivan Alexander (1341-1371 years) monastery became an important literary school with its strong cultural influence . In the following centuries Kuklen Monastery continues to actively educational activities. Curious is the fact that the monastery remains intact despite the destruction to the bases of the 33 monasteries and 218 churches between Kostenetz and Stanimaka (today Asenovgrad ) during muslims . Even in Turkish times life in the convent is not fading and the Renaissance there was even open a school .
To reach Kuklen Monastery "St. St. Cosmas and Damian , " use the exit from the city Kuklen - driving down the main street of the village of Plovdiv has the right signs. The road from the village to the monastery was completely renovated by the European Union and is now in perfect condition .
Kuklen monastery has a bed capacity of 50 people. Rooms have 3-4 or more beds and have a private bathroom. The monastery does not offer food , but there is room and allows for cooking. Front of the monastery restaurant. Contact: Abbess Anastasia : Phone number - 0331 / 98842 , 0884 847973 , 0884 389837
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