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Veliko Tarnovo opens restored medieval church ahead of celebrations for 830th anniversary of founding of second Bulgarian Empire

Saturday, Oct 24, 2015

Ahead of the 830th anniversary of the founding of the Second Bulgarian Empire, the northern Bulgarian city of Veliko Tarnovo has opened for visitors and planned special events the restored St. Dimitar Solunksi (St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki) Church where 830 years ago local nobles Asen and Petar started an uprising against the Byzantine Empire leading to the resurrection of the Bulgarian state.

The St. Dimitar Solunski Church, a monument of culture restored in 1985 for the 800th anniversary of Asen and Petar’s Uprising based on the excavations of the preceding two original temples with the same name, will be opened from October 22 until November 8, 2015, which is the period when events celebrating the 830th anniversary since Asen and Petar’s Uprising will be held.

Except for the summer season, the church can be visited only if an appointment is booked in advance, Veliko Tarnovo Municipality says in a media release inviting people from all over Bulgaria and international tourists to visit the historical monument.

On October 26, 2015, when Veliko Tarnovo and all of Bulgaria will celebrate the 830th anniversary since the Uprising of Tsar Asen I and Tsar Petar IV, which restored the Bulgarian state in 1185 AD, after it had been conquered by the Byzantine Empire in 1018 AD.

830 years ago the Uprising of Asen and Petar recorded one of the most glorious pages in Bulgaria’s medieval history.

It liberated Bulgaria from Byzantium after 167 years of Byzantine domination, and created the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422).

Source: http://archaeologyinbulgaria.com/