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Bulgaria Shipka Memorial Church2

Shipka u2013 a small village north from Kazanluk is famous for its Memorial church u2013 a magnificent, glittering building tucked into this tiny Bulgarian town.

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Bulgaria Shipka Memorial Church2

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  1. 2 Bulgaria SHIPKA

  2. Shipka Pass (el. 1150 m./3820 ft.) is a scenic mountain pass through the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria. During the Russo-Turkish War in 1877 and 1878, Shipka Pass was the scene of a series of conflicts collectively named the Battle of Shipka Pass (fought between the Russian Empire, aided by Bulgarian volunteers, and the Ottoman Empire for control over the vital Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War. The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ, better known as the Shipka Memorial Church or Shipka Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox church dedicated to the Russian, Ukrainian and Bulgarian soldiers that died for the liberation of Bulgaria in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78. Built near the town of Shipka in Stara Planina between 1885 and 1902, under the direction of architect Alexander Pomerantsev, initially the entire monastery was Russian property, but in 1934 it was granted by the Soviet government of Bulgaria for eternal times

  3. The temple has a central dome surrounded by 4 smaller domes The church’s exterior is stunning, especially experienced in its remote and isolated mountain setting, while the interior is decorated with gilded ornamentation and intricate paintings.

  4. The idea to found the monastery began with the Russian diplomat Count Ignatiev and Olga Skobeleva, the mother of the Russian hero from the war - Major General Michael Skobelev.  Funds for construction were donated by the Russian people. On the sanctuary walls and in the outer galleries 34 marble plaques are listing the names of officers and volunteers who died during the Russo-Turkish war. Overall 18,491 people are memorialized at Shipka

  5. The Church officially opened on the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Shipka Pass, with the names of fallen soldiers inscribed on walls within and their remains held in stone sarcophagi in the church’s crypt. There are 12 sarcophagi in the crypt. The bones of nearly 9,000 Russian and Bulgarian soldiers who died during the war for the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman occupation were buried there

  6. Count Ignatiev proposed to dedicate the church “to the Birth of Christ, since major combats between the Russian and Turkish armies took place... during the Birth of Christ holiday, near the Shipka village

  7. The church has a cruciform dome, a rectilinear nave, and three apses

  8. Until 2005, Shipka was subordinate not to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, which it currently belongs to, but to the Russian Church

  9. To manufacture crosses, bells and the iconostasis, Count Ignatiev enlisted the services of the best Russian artisans — all craftsmen, brick-layers and carpenters were brought from Russia

  10. The carved gilded main iconostasis made of lime wood was designed by Alexander Pomerantsev, and its icons, on cypress boards, were made by craftsmen from the Russian St. Panteleimon church on Mount Athos; some icons were donations from Russia. The altar crucifixes, the Gospel, holy vessels, service books, chandeliers and other church paraphernalia were bought in Russia thanks to contributions from the Committee and private persons

  11. On the magnificent iconostasis with exquisite carvings, there are 83 built-in icons, made by monks from the Russian monastery located in Mount Athos

  12. During the lighting ceremony at the Memorial Church, the church received a donation of valuable icons, ancient religious books, manuscripts and valuable relics

  13. By 1902, the church already had a home for the clergy, a seminary, a hospital, and a home for teachers

  14. In the Church there are holy relics of many saints including the holy relics of Saint Alexander Nevski

  15. The northern aisle of the church is dedicatedto St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker, the southern aisle, to St. Alexander Nevsky

  16. The temple is architectural masterpiece, with typical Russian construction details were shaped, four side dome 33 meters in height, has a central 42 m, with crosses placed over them.

  17. The murals were created only in the mid-20th century

  18. The painting of the temple is done in two stages, is initiated by the Russian artist P.Myasoedov professor in 1902 and it ends only 1959 (team led by painter N.Rostovtsev). The murals not only depict biblical scenes, and canonized by the Orthodox Church, but also Russian and Bulgarian celebrities, among them images of the brothers Cyril and Methodius.

  19. Some wonderful frescoes depicting scenes from Russian history

  20. Under the church has built a crypt. The crypt of the church has been turned into a bone-house containing 17 marble sarcophagi arranged in two galleries.

  21. Text and pictures: Internet All copyrights belong to their respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda http://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2021 Sound:Megaloschemos II (Bulgarian Orthodox Hymn)

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