Kalofer Convent Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Overview

The Kalofer Monastery is located near the town of Kalofer, 60 km north of Plovdiv. According to a manuscript from 1863. The Kalofer convent "Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary" was founded in the 18th century by the Rila monk Dorothea. During the Kardzhali attacks in 1799 and in 1804 the monastery was destroyed, but in 1819 was restored and a girls' school was opened there. With the help of Naiden Gerov (consul in Plovdiv) nuns from the monastery collected aid in Russia and with these funds in 1862. the church and the residential buildings were built. Near the church there is a holy spring with a small chapel "St. Panteleimon" - built in 1825.

In 1877 during the Russo-Turkish War, the Kalofer Monastery was looted and burned, but was later rebuilt.

Currently, the Kalofer Convent is active. The church and the residential buildings were built in 1862. The icon "Christ the Theologian" by an unknown artist, the iconostasis partition and the whole interior attract attention in the church.