The Church of St Dimiter is directly connected with Bulgaria's history. It was in the autumn of the memorable year 1185, when a large public meeting was called in Turnovo for the inauguration of the c ...
The church of the 40 Holy Martyrs was made into a royal sepulchre and a monastery church, named Velika Lavra. In all probability, Ivan Assen II was himself buried here. The construction of churches wa ...
