Batshevski male monastery Assumption of Holy Mary

According to the famous Batoshevski superscription (1246-1256) found in the monastery in 1836 and kept in the Bulgarian National Archeological Museum in Sofia, the cloister was established and built on the coast of Rositza river in XIII century, the time of king Mihail II Asen. It was destroyed almost completely following Bulgaria’s occupation by the Turks. It was restored in 1809. In 1835, a monk named Isai settled in it, who asked the Turkish authorities to allow him to restore the sacred cloister. With the help of patriotic citizens from Sevlievo and over the guidance of master Konstantin from Peshtera, the monastery church was built for a record-short period of time – only 164 days. The large wood-carved iconostasis and the icons, pained by Tzanyu Zahariev, one of the most prominent representatives of the Tryavna art school, which are kept in the monastery, are a treasure of Bulgarian national art. In 1876, the monastery was burnt down and restored again following Bulgaria’s Liberation. During the Bulgarian National Revival period, one of the first secular schools was founded here. The monastery has been proclaimed a monument of culture.

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