Tarjishki Monastery

Strupets, Bulgaria

Tarjishki (aka 'Strupeshki' because the name of the closest village of Strupets) Monastery St. Prophet Elijah is located in the northern part of the Gola Glava (Bald Head) hill in the Western Fore-Balkan, around 4.5 km western of village of Strupets. The monastery is built on the right bank of Iskar river - at distance around 300 meters from it.

It is still unknown when the old monastery was built, but after Bulgaria was conquered by the Ottomans, it was destroyed and later restored again. The monastery has an important role in the fight against the Ottomans. In these times it has nested Bulgarian heroes as Vasil Levski and Nikola Obretenov.Today the monastery is repaired and constantly active. The small one-apse basilica is located in the wide yard and is made of stone with dimensions of 4.95х7.39m. In 1991 next to the church was constructed a new temple.

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Strupets, Bulgaria
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Founded: 14th century
Category: Religious sites in Bulgaria

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Илия Илиев (3 years ago)
The road there, especially the last kilometers, is quite difficult - it is practically a dirt road. There are 2 churches in the monastery, one from the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, painted quite interestingly. When I visited, we were greeted by a lady (a minister of God) who spoke passionately about religion and the Orthodox faith in general - very enlightening and touching. The monastery has been renovated and is quite beautiful. The surrounding area too.
Стефан Карлов (4 years ago)
The Strupe Monastery "St. Prophet Ilia", also called "Tarzhishki", because in the past there was a marketplace nearby, which arose during the time of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom, is a wonderful, beautiful, peaceful and holy place. It is not clear when exactly the monastery was founded. During the fall of Bulgaria under Ottoman rule, the holy monastery was burned down, and its oldest building, preserved to this day, is the cathedral church. It is believed that the temple dates back to the 16th century, but there are also opinions that it may have been built in the 14th century.
Kristian Kirilov (6 years ago)
The road is very bad, you have to be with off road car with big tires.
Vladislav Radev (6 years ago)
A nice big monastery with a solitary keeper who likes to talk to people. He tells interesting things.
Кремена Цакова (6 years ago)
Tarzhishki (Strupets) monastery is located near the village of Strupets, right next to the Iskar gorge. A very calm, clean and quiet place. In the courtyard of the monastery there is an old and a new temple.
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