Batoshevo Monastery of Assumption of Mary, Orthodox monastery in Batoshevo, Bulgaria.

Batoshevo Monastery of Assumption of Mary stands on a high slope west of the Rositsa River, about 4 km south-southwest of Batoshevo. Its church, built in 1836 by master Konstantin of Peshtera, is a three-nave, single-apse building with two conches, an inner and an open narthex, and three domes. Two-storey residential wings with wide balconies enclose the courtyard on three sides.

A stone inscription found at the monastery in 1836, now in the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia, records its foundation in the 13th century under Michael II Asen. It was destroyed and looted during the Ottoman invasion. In 1809 the monk Isak settled among the ruins and began raising funds; by 1836 the Church of the Dormition and part of the living quarters were rebuilt. During the April Uprising the complex was burned by bashi-bazouks, and only the church survived.

The iconostasis was carved by Nikola Mateev and his son Yonko of Novo Selo, who finished it in 1849. Twelve panels on twelve vertical columns show scenes from the Six Days of Creation, and the lower panels carry reliefs of the same subjects. Icons on it include St George, St Nicholas, Archangel Michael, Christ Pantocrator and the Dormition.

The monastery stands on a high slope west of the Rositsa, about 4 km south-southwest of Batoshevo and 1 km west of Popska; the last stretch is a narrow uphill road. It offers accommodation but no food, so bring your own provisions. Contact numbers are 067305/384 and 0887977522.

The iconostasis, finished in 1849 by Nikola Mateev and his son Yonko of Novo Selo, carries twelve panels of scenes from the Six Days of Creation on twelve vertical columns, with reliefs of the same subjects along its lower panels. The church's frescoes, begun under hegumen Sevastian in 1869, were left unfinished by painter Tsanyu Zahariev of the Tryavna school.