Description of the attraction
The Pasarelian Orthodox Monastery named after Saints Peter and Paul is located about 5 km southeast of the Pasarel village in a picturesque location on the left bank of the Iskar River.
The Bulgarian annals say that once in the vicinity of the capital of Bulgaria Sofia there were more than 40 Christian monasteries - churches and monasteries. This area was known as the Small Holy Mountain. The Monastery of St. Peter and Paul is one of the temples that have survived to this day.
As the researchers point out, initially in the 15th century there was a chapel, which later became part of a small monastery. The building of the monastery church, known to contemporaries, was built around the second half of the 19th century. This is a small stone basilica 7x15 meters without a dome, faced with white bricks. Talented craftsmen decorated the walls of the temple with magnificent frescoes depicting saints and scenes from Scripture. The first painting of the church was done by the artist Hristo Iliev from the city of Samokovo, his "Mother of God Platitera" dates back to 1878. In 1880 the arch and the rest of the temple were painted by brothers Michael and Hristo Blagoev. On the ceiling of the monastery in the center, they placed images of God and saints, on either side of it - scenes from the life of Christ. The works of the brothers-painters are distinguished by a special color saturation and brightness of colors.
