St. Dimitar Church, Brashlyan village

Overview

The church “St. Dimitar ”in the village of Brashlyan is a typical representative of the local pre-Renaissance cult architecture. It is supposed to have been built in the 17th century. In 1975 it was declared an artistic monument of culture, and in 1982 an architectural monument of national importance. There is a unique bell from the first half of the XIX century. The holy temple of ivy was dug into the ground and was surrounded by a wall 2.70 m thick. The legend says that when the church was being built, the Turkish kadi passed by and ordered: And then they built it like this - dug into the ground and surrounded by a two-meter fort, so as not to irritate the Turkish eye. The central interior space has been widened and dug in to create interior space and elevation. On the outside, an impressive layout of the facades was sought with the help of well-carved blocks of travertine. They completely form the polygonal apse and emphasize the western corners of the church building. The open vestibule (narthex) with the school building was added around 1870. An altar dedicated to Zeus-Dionysus is built into the pulpit of the church - a marble block 70 cm high, 68 cm wide and 64 cm thick.