Birth of Holly Mother
The people who took part in the Velchova Zavera swore in. front of the icon brought from God’s grave.
On 22th of November 1877 during one of the bloody battles of the Russian-Turkish war, the church was used as a storehouse for wheat. When the people from Elena returned in the town they managed to save some of the wheat that was burning. They were given a half of bushel from it for the coming winter.
One of the relics of the church is the icon, drawn by Stanislav Dospevski. It expresses Cyril and Methodius, entitled “Prosvetiteli Bylgarskii”. The icon has stayed in the church for 15 years and then was given to the school. Now the icon is in “Daskalolivnitsa”. It has a deep symbolic content. The power is in the words- Communion for the Bulgarians, above their heads there is a sun with ten shining rays - symbol of science.
The church is operative and you can visit it freely. There they do different rites- weddings, baptismals etc.
Addres: Town of Elena 5070, "Ivan Kirilov" str. 7
Facebook: Рождество Богородично Елена
GPS: 42.930521,25.877436
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Elena 5070
«Il. Makariopolski» Str. 4
Tel.: 0879910622
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