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Church of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Veliko Tarnovo

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The Church of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki was reconstructed beginning in 1977–1985 based on the available architectural remains and the example of better preserved Bulgarian churches from the same period. The project was headed by Teofil Teofilov. Of the original church, two layers of frescoes have
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In the late 18th and early 19th century, the Church of St Demetrius was plundered by robbers. In the second half of the 19th century it was in a very bad condition, which was noted by Bulgarian and foreign researchers, including
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Peter and Asan, to win support for their war against the Byzantines, built a church dedicated to St. Demetrios… St. Demetrios, the patron saint of Thessaloniki, would abandon his cult center and come to help them in their
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and the proclamation of Tarnovo for its capital. It is theorized that it was a royal church in the early years of the empire and it received donations from members of the
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been preserved: an early one dating either to the church's construction or to the second half of the 14th century and a later one painted after the 14th century.
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The Church of St Demetrius was destroyed in the second half of the 13th century, probably due to an
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was proclaimed in 1185; it was this uprising that led to the reestablishment of the
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and belonged in its southeastern part. The church's exterior is decorated with
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Church of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Veliko Tarnovo of Bulgaria
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The church lies at the northeastern foot of the Trapezitsa and
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Church of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki, Veliko Tarnovo

St Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Veliko Tarnovo
43°5′16″N 25°38′54″E / 43.08778°N 25.64833°E / 43.08778; 25.64833
Denomination
Bulgarian
Bulgarian Orthodox
Veliko Tarnovo
Bulgaria
Second Bulgarian Empire
Tsarevets
Yantra River
pentahedral
apse
narthex
monastery
blind arches
rosettes
stone
bricks
Niketas Choniates
Byzantine
Uprising of Asen and Peter
Bulgarian Empire
Asen dynasty
bolyari
Asen
Peter
Thessaloniki

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