User:TodorBozhinov/Bachkovo Monastery
 The inner yard of the Bachkovo Monastery with two of its churches | |
  Location within Bulgaria | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bachkovo Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God |
| Other names | Бачковски манастир „Успение Богородично“ |
| Established | 1083 |
| Dedicated to | Dormition of the Mother of God |
| Controlled churches | Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God Church of the Holy Archangels Church of Saint Nicholas |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Gregory Pakourianos |
| Abbot | Archimandrite Boris |
| Site | |
| Location | Bachkovo, Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 41°56′32″N 24°50′58″E / 41.94222°N 24.84944°E |
| Public access | yes |
The Bachkovo Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Bulgarian: Бачковски манастир „Успение Богородично“, Bachkovski manastir „Uspenie Bogorodichno“), in medieval times known as the Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa or the Petritsoni Monastery (Georgian: პეტრიწონის მონასტერი, Petritsonis Monasteri), is one of the three stauropegic monasteries of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the second-largest monastery in Bulgaria. It lies in the northern reaches of the Rhodope Mountains by the village of Bachkovo, which is part of Plovdiv Province in the south central part of the country.
Founded in 1083 by the Byzantine politician and military commander of Caucasian origin Gregory Pakourianos...
Location and surroundings
[edit]The Bachkovo Monastery is located in the valley of the Chepelare River,[1] 1.5 kilometres (0.93 miles) south[2] of the village of Bachkovo. The village itself lies 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south of the town of Asenovgrad in the northern reaches of the Rhodope Mountains.[3] The nearest major city is Plovdiv, which is 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the north.[4] An upward path surrounded by stalls selling souvenirs and local products leads to the entrance of the monastery.[1]
History
[edit]Architecture and art
[edit]Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God
[edit]Church of the Holy Archangels
[edit]Ossuary
[edit]Other objects
[edit]on refectory frescoes [9]
on ossuary frescoes [10]
on Barbarossa and Gornoslav hoard [11]
general and details on typikon and Pakourianos [12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kay, Annie (2008). Bulgaria: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 228–229. ISBN 9781841621555.
- ^ "The Bachkovo Monastery "Assumption of the Virgin" and the village of Bachkovo". Official Tourism Portal of Bulgaria. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Bousfield, Jonathan; Richardson, Dan (2002). Rough guide to Bulgaria (4th ed.). Rough Guides. pp. 339–340. ISBN 9781858288826.
- ^ Watkins, Richard; Deliso, Christopher (2008). Bulgaria. Lonely Planet. p. 153. ISBN 9781741044744.
- ^ Бакалов, Георги (2003). "БАЧКОВСКИ МАНАСТИР" [BACHKOVO MONASTERY]. Електронно издание "История на България" [Electronic edition “History of Bulgaria”] (in Bulgarian). София: Труд, Сирма. ISBN 9844830679.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: checksum (help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "БАЧКОВСКИ МАНАСТИР" [BACHKOVO MONASTERY]. Българска енциклопедия А–Я [Bulgarian Encyclopedia A–Ya] (in Bulgarian). БАН, Труд, Сирма. 2002. ISBN 9548104083.
- ^ Kazhdan, Alexander (1991). "Petritzos Monastery". Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford University Press. p. 1644. ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6.
- ^ Eastmond, Antony (1998). Royal imagery in medieval Georgia. Penn State Press. p. 53. ISBN 9780271016283.
- ^ Couroucli, Maria (1997). The Balkans, ethnic and cultural crossroads: educational and cultural aspects. Council of Europe. p. 33. ISBN 9789287130723.
- ^ Ousterhout, Robert G.; Brubaker, Leslie (1995). The Sacred image East and West. University of Illinois Press. pp. 35–36. ISBN 9780252020964.
- ^ Brooke, Christopher Nugent Lawrence; Hendy, M. F. (1983). "The Gornoslav hoard, the Emperor Frederick I, and the Monastery of Bachkovo". In Philip Grierson, Christopher Nugent Lawrence (ed.). Studies in numismatic method presented to Philip Grierson. Cambridge University Press. pp. 179–191. ISBN 9780521225038.
- ^ Thomas, John Philip; Constantinides Hero, Angela (2000). "23. Pakourianos: Typikon of Gregory Pakourianos for the Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa in Bačkovo". Byzantine Monastic Foundation Documents: A Complete Translation of the Surviving Founders' Typika and Testaments. Washington, D.C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. pp. 507–563. ISBN 9780884022329.
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