Kliment von Ohrid Church (Plovdiv)
The Church of Saint Clement of Ohrid in the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv is one of the newest of the Bulgarian Orthodox churches . It is dedicated to the holy Kliment of Ohrid and is located in the Plovdiv district of Christo Smirnensky in the west of the city.
The church was built as a cross-domed church , with a portico , an underground crypt and a 14 m high bell tower. Parts of the relics of St. Kliment von Ohrid, donated by the Archbishop of Ohrid, were installed in the altar . Construction of the church began on December 12, 2006, and the church itself was consecrated on November 25, 2008 in the presence of clergy from Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia and Romania.
Web links
- The new Kliment von Ohrid Church was inaugurated (Bulgarian) on stroitelstvo.info, as seen on February 7, 2010
Coordinates: 42 ° 7 ′ 56.8 " N , 24 ° 42 ′ 45.7" E