Temple of St. Nicolas


        This is the third church in the monastery and it had been built in 1836 in the Southern Monastery Yard. Its architectural foundation is based on a cross shape. The whole temple has been decorated by the famous painter Zahari Zograf too in 1840. The frescoes include scenes from the Last Judgement, heaven, hell and traditional depictions of saints and sinners. Among those, Zahari had included portraits of various wealthy citizens and coquettes from Plovdiv, who were put in hell for their unpatriotic behavior and dissipated life. A self-portrait of the master lies next to those of the abbots of the time – Matey from Sliven and deputy abbot Ananii. An inscription is written above Zahari’s head: ‘Zahari Hristovich, painter from Samokov; that was done by my hand’.
The church is in operation today and is used for baptizing.

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The monastic fraternity constantly makes every endeavor to maintain the Cloister of the Holy Virgin at its best condition; this is the condition the cloister really deserves to be in, in order to welcome the thousands of pilgrims that visit it every year, truly beautifully and impress them.
The maintenance of the fund and the restoration of the many unique frescoes, inherited by the holy forefathers, could be quite costly and the monastery does not always manage to cover all the expenses. For this very reason, we turn for help to every Christian and to everyone who values the Bachkovo monastery, to contribute within their means and thus join our efforts.

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