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Bachkovo monastery, Rhodope mountains, Bulgaria
The Bachkovo Monastery (Bulgarian: Bachkovski manastir, Georgian: Petritsonis Monasteri) in Bulgaria is an important monument of Christian architecture and one of the largest and oldest Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Europe. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith.The monastery was founded in 1083 by Prince Gregory Pakourianos, a prominent statesman and military commander in the Byzantine service, as a Georgian Orthodox monastery
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