Welcome to Ivanovo Rock Churches near Rousse!
The rock monastery “St. Archangel Michael” or also called Ivanovo Rock Churches is located 22 km from the city of Rousse, near the village of Ivanovo, within the boundaries of Rusenski Lom Nature Park.
The monastery was founded in the 20s of the XIIIth century by the monk Joakim, who later became a Bulgarian patriarch.
The holy abode combines several rocky complexes. In six of the temples are preserved frescoes, which reveal the specific features of the Bulgarian church art in the XIIIth-XIVth centuries. During the Second Bulgarian Kingdom (XII-XIVth century) the monastery became a great spiritual and literary center.
Ivanovo Rock Churches are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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