Church of St. Petka (village Bogyovtsi)

Overview

St. Petka Church is a Bulgarian Orthodox Revival church in the Kostinbrod village of Bogyovtsi. It is part of the Sofia Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It has been declared a cultural monument.

The church was built in 1852. Architecturally, it is a one-nave, one-apse building with a gabled roof. In 1882 the temple was expanded to the west, and the interior was solved with a semi-cylindrical vault. It was written in 1882 by Mihail and Hristo Blagoevi. The founder's portrait of Grandpa Dove in folk costume is remarkable.

The fair in Bogyovtsi is held on October 14 - Petkovden, which is the patron saint's day of the church "St. Petka".