Dragalevtsi Monastery, Bulgaria - Bulgarie par vladamikulec

Dragalevtsi monastery, Bulgaria 2012. - Located 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) south of the capital Sofia's neighbourhood of Dragalevtsi, Dragalevtsi Monastery was established by Tsar Ivan Alexander (r. 1331-1371) in 1345 at the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire. The monastery was first mentioned in the Vitosha Charter issued before 1382 by Tsar Ivan Shishman (r. 1371-1395). The charter granted lands and tax exemptions to Dragalevtsi Monastery, ...