St. George Church (Sozopol)

Exterior of the church

Fresco above the entrance: St. George

The Church of George the Victorious ( Bulgarian Свети Георги Победоносец Sweti Georgi Pobedonosez ) of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the eastern Bulgarian port city of Sozopol is dedicated to Saint George .

The church is located at 36 Apolonia Street in the old town of Sosospol. The three-aisled building with adjoining bell tower was built in 1860 in the immediate vicinity of the old basilica of the city monastery of St. John. At the beginning of the 1990s, the medieval metropolitan basilica of the monastery of St. John in the old town was uncovered and preserved. During investigations of the Georgskirche, a late antique predecessor building from around 330 was located.

The Georgskirche has several icons from the second half of the 19th century. Furthermore, parts of the cross of Christ and relics of the apostle Andrew are kept, who according to reports of the church fathers was the first to proclaim Christianity in the region. While the former was a gift from the ecumenical patriarch Bartholomew I , the latter came from a find in the Sweti Joan Prodrome monastery .

Web links

Commons : St. George's Church  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 42 ° 25 ′ 25.3 "  N , 27 ° 41 ′ 41.4"  E

Individual evidence

1. ↑ гр. Созопол - храм "Св. Георги" - 1860 г.
2. ↑ Sosopol's monasteries - the old metropolitan basilica. Orthodox portal svetimesta.com, accessed November 10, 2012 (Bulgarian). 
3. ^ Website of the Sozopol Municipality: General information about the Sozopol Municipality. Retrieved June 6, 2012 (Bulgarian). 
4. ↑ Пилигрими към Созопол. sozopol.org, archived from the original on August 2, 2010 ; Retrieved on June 9, 2012 (Bulgarian): “. "Св. Георги “е със статут на катедрален храм и е най-големият в морския град. Той е бил построен в края на ХVIII, началото на ХIХ век върху християнска базилика на ХVIII, век, век върху християнска базилика на ХVIII век, век воято. Храмът "Св. Георги “днес пази частицата от Светия кръст и мощите на св. Андрей Първозвани, който първи разпространил християнството по тези земи. “  ; Interview with Panajot Rejsi, Mayor of Sozopol. Sozopol Municipality website, archived from the original on November 29, 2010 ; Retrieved on June 9, 2012 (Bulgarian): “Освен мощите на Св. Йоан Кръстител при нас са и тези на Св. Андрей, парченца от кръста на Исус Христос, миро от Св. Николай Чудотворец. “  ; The relics found are from John the Baptist. (No longer available online.) Vesti.bg, archived from the original on April 15, 2012 ; accessed on 9 June 2012 (Bulgarian): "Созополската църква" Свети Георги ". в момента притежава и частица от Светия кръст и мощи на Свети Андрей " info: The archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Relics of John the Baptist found near Sozopol. mediapool.bg, archived from the original on August 1, 2010 ; Retrieved on June 9, 2012 (Bulgarian): "Според него най-подходящото място за съхранение на мощите е църквата" Св Георги "край Созопол, която в момента притежава частица от Светия кръст, мощи на Свети Андрей.. Частицата от Светия кръст беше подарена от премиера Бойко Борисов. Вселенският патриарх при своето идване наскоро подари мощи на Свети Андрей. "