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The Rozhen Monastery
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The Rozhen Monastery is located in 5 km from the town-museum of Melnik, near the village of Rozhen, at the foot of Pirin mountains. The first mention of Rojen Monastery, dated from 890 yearand it demonstrates that it is almost 100 years older than the largest monastery in Bulgaria, Rila’s Monastery.
The Rozhen Monastery has its own patron saint and protector, the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary , which is stored in one of the chapels. The greatest spiritual value of the monastery is the miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary. A lot of people make long trips in order to come here to see her and pray, hoping for a miracle. The main church of the monastery has the name of the Virgin.
In the early 17th century it was destroyed by fire and in the 18th century was restored. The monastery’s most favorable time was in the 19th century when it became a regional religious center and had numerous estates in the surrounding areas. This favorable period ended with the Yang Sandanski revolution.
In the monastery’ s teritory, there is also a wonderful court yard, surrounded by residential constructions. There are some wooden houses with cellars, balconies and wooden pillars. On the east side is situated the three-storey monastery buildings embellished with an elegant bell tower. In the exterior area lies vineyards, gardens and alleys.
The Rozhen Monastery is the pride of one of the most beautiful monasteries in the country, because in addition to art, there are architectural monuments created in a unique beauty and charm of the architectural ensemble. The monastery is famous for the unique carved iconostasis. Currently, the monastery is active and open for visitors all year round. The
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By Natasha Prijilevschi
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