Sankta Maria Catholic Church and Vaznesenie Hristov Orthodox Church in Chiprovtsi
Sankta Maria Catholic Church and Vaznesenie Hristov Orthodox Church in Chiprovtsi
Sankta Maria Catholic Church and Vaznesenie Hristov Orthodox Church
Chiprovtsi is proud of its Orthodox and Catholic heritage, and the close proximity of these two churches serve as an example of the harmonious coexistence of the town’s Saxon and Slavic history. The Sankta Maria Catholic Church was built in 1371 and was a center of Bulgarian Catholicism prior to the 1688 uprising.
It is not known exactly when the nearby Vaznesenie Hristovo Orthodox Church was constructed, but it was before 1688. During the uprising it was severely damaged, but later restored. Today, it is an operative shrine and serves as a significant architectural and cultural monument.
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