Price: Seslav monastery complex has the largest Christian church in Sofia in the early Ottoman period. Nowadays the monastery "St. Nicholas " Seslavci is inactive due to the concerns of local authorities by acts of vandalizing . Complex of the former church are preserved and the foundations of buildings .
Most likely , the monastery was founded during the Second Bulgarian Kingdom. According to another version of its construction is happening in Turkish times in a period of prosperity when given some freedom to the local Christian population and allowed the construction of monasteries and churches. For still preserved church know that was built and decorated in the early XVII century and at that time in the monastery functioned literary and educational school . It has a nave and apse with a semi-cylindrical vault and narthex. The church found three layers of paintings , the most well-preserved frescoes from a 1616 , since the abbot monk Daniel . Some researchers suggest that it is entirely possible the author of this layer of frescoes have been pre- Renaissance painter and scholar monk Pimen Zografski - one of nine saints Sofia . Mural is characterized by scenes from the life and miracles of Christ and the life of the Virgin Mary , saints are represented hermit Ivan Rilski and Joachim Sarandaporski and Old Testament prophets .
The study found that under the building has bifid hideout . It is assumed that it was associated with only the nearby castle fortress .
The fate of Seslavtsi monastery complex after the coup of September 9, 1944 is tougher . The monastery lies within a state mine the uranium mining and the limited access of outsiders - quickly declined. Unfortunately , the situation of the monastery did not improve after the advent of democratic changes. Cloister continues to crumble under the pressure of time and the elements.
By Seslavtsi Monastery, located about 20 km from Sofia , is an asphalt road that starts from the village Seslavtsi . Since there are many exits of roads is good to ask for directions. In Seslavtsi monastery does not offer accommodation and food.
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