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View of the cathedral at a distance. The Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God is located on top of the Tsarevets hill, overlooking the modern city of Veliko Tarnovo. The church was part of a group of buildings which constituted the seat of the Bulgarian Patriarchate and acted as the city and the country's main cathedral. [1]
A view of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God, the seat of the Tarnovo Patriarchate The Tаrnovo Patriarchate ( Bulgarian : Търновска патриаршия ) was the name of an independent Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the period of 1235–1393.
The Patriarch of Tarnovo confirmed the patriarchal dignity of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1346, despite protests by the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Tarnovo Literary School developed under the wing of the Patriarchate in the 14th century, with scholars of the rank of Patriarch Evtimiy, Gregory Tsamblak, and Konstantin of Kostenets.
Veliko Tarnovo (Bulgarian: Велико Търново, romanized: Veliko Tŭrnovo, pronounced [vɛˈliko ˈtɤrnovo]; "Great Tarnovo") is a city in north central Bulgaria and the administrative centre of Veliko Tarnovo Province. It is the historical and cultural capital of Bulgaria.
The newest cathedral building in Bulgaria. 7 Cathedral of the Most Holy Nativity of the Theotokos: 1844: Veliko Tarnovo: Eparchy of Veliko Tarnovo: 8 Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul: 1860: Silistra: Eparchy of Dorostol: 9 Cathedral of St. Demetrius: 1831: Sliven: Eparchy of Sliven: 10 Cathedral of St. Demetrius: 1859-1861: Stara ...
Veliko Tarnovo - Tsarevets Ruins of the Palace. The earliest evidence of human presence on the hill dates from the 2nd millennium BC.It was settled in the 4th century, and a Byzantine city, tentatively identified with Zikideva, was constructed near the end of the 5th century, on the grounds of which the construction of the Bulgarian stronghold was begun in the 12th century.
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Bulgarian: църква "Св. св. Петър и Павел", tsarkva "Sv. sv. Petar i Pavel) is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in central northern Bulgaria, the former capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
The church lies at the northeastern foot of the Trapezitsa and Tsarevets hills, on the right bank of the Yantra River, outside the city's medieval fortifications.. Architecturally, it has a pentahedral apse and a cross-domed design with a narthex and a fore-