Golyamo Bukovo Monastery

The Monastery St. Zhivorpriemnii iztochnik (Life-giving Source) is located 4 km eastern from the village of Golyamo Bukovo and is the only monastery survived in Strandja Mountain. It was built in 1887. The holy spring Zhivorpriemnii iztochnik is located in the temple’s altar. The monastery is declared a monument of culture. According to the legend, and the historians too, at the place of the today’s monastery a temple has one existed that was built over the ruins of an ancient sanctuary. Some people believe that the Paroria monastery of Grigorii Sinait and the Hesychasm school. The today’s monastery church was built by the Master Kolyu Minev from Tryavna. The columns in the basilica were brought from the ancient ruins near Debelt. The monastery is acting, and celebrates the its patron day of on Good Friday.

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