Pomorie Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Pomorie, Bulgaria
Pomorie Monastery is an Orthodox monastic complex in the coastal Bulgarian town featuring multiple structures dedicated to religious practice and community life. The compound contains a church, a prominent bell tower, and several supporting buildings arranged around a central courtyard.
A Turkish bey named Selim owned the land at the end of the 17th century. According to the tradition, he was cured by water from a spring found beneath a marble relief of Saint George, converted with his family, and donated his 3,800-decare estate to the monastery. The present church was built in 1858 on the foundations of the old chapel; the monastery passed under the Bulgarian Exarchate in 1906.
The monastery keeps a marble relief of Saint George found during the excavation of the spring, along with icons from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Each year on 23 April a Divine Liturgy opens a three-day trade fair that draws people from the surrounding region. The site is also linked to the legend of the apostle Andrew, who passed through Anchialos on his way to Kiev.
The monastery grounds are generally open for visiting, with religious services and celebrations occurring throughout the year. Visitors should dress respectfully and observe the religious customs practiced within the complex.
The marble relief of Saint George that Selim Bey unearthed is kept in the monastery, and the spring broke forth at the spot where he dug it out. The monastery also holds a wonder-working icon of Saint George. Archimandrite Polycarp Dakov built the 20-metre bell tower over the spring in 1966–1967.
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