Klisurski Monastery

Klisurski Monastery (, transliterated: Klisurski manastir) of "St. Cyril and St. Methodius" Monasteries in Bulgaria, pravoslavieto.com, also known as Klisura MonasteryKlisura Monastery "St. Cyril and St. Methodius", bulgarianmonastery.com, is a monastery of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church located in northwestern Bulgaria. It is the fourth largest monastery in Bulgaria. The complex includes two churches, three residential buildings, a farmyard and a kitchen.
== Location ==
Klisurski Monastery has the status of a separate settlement in the Varshets Municipality of the Montana Province. Population Chart, 15.03.2009 from Bulgarian Directorate General: Civil Registration and Administrative Services It is situated at the foot of the northern slopes of Todorini Kukla peak in the western Balkan Mountains. Nearby is the village of Tsvetkova bara (between the towns of Berkovitsa and Varshets). The monastery is from Berkovitsa and from Sofia.
== History ==
Klisurski Monastery was founded in the 1240 during the Second Bulgarian Empire. It was repeatedly destroyed during the Ottoman rule. In 1862 it was burned down and the monks and pilgrims were killed by a Turkish pasha and his soldiers. The monastery was reconstructed in 1869 and the church was officially consecrated in 1891.
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== References ==
== External links ==
* Easter in 'Klisurski monastery' (in pictures)
* Short film about Bulgarian nuns from Vardarska Macedonia, settled in the Klisurski monastery, youtube.com
Category:Christian monasteries in Bulgaria
Category:Bulgarian Orthodox monasteries
Category:Montana Province
bg:Клисурски манастир (Видинска епархия)