Hadzhidimovo Monastery, Orthodox monastery in Hadzhidimovo, Bulgaria.
Hadzhidimovo Monastery of Saint George the Victory-Bringer is a Bulgarian male monastery under the Nevrokop Diocese, in the Gotse Delchev spiritual district. It stands on a hill south of Hadzhidimovo, on the site of an old Christian sanctuary. The 1864 church holds an iconostasis and bishop's throne restored to their original pattern, with icons by Nevrokop master Sergi Georgiev.
The church was built in 1864 and consecrated the following year, as recorded in an inscription inside the temple. The monastery, under the Diocese of Nevrokop, was burned down twice. In 1979 the Chapel of Saint Demetrius was added, its interior decoration painted entirely by the Nevrokop artist Kostadin Zlatkov.
The monastery's patronal feast, Saint George's Day on 6 May, is also the official holiday of Hadzhidimovo. It begins on 5 May at around 20:00 with an all-night vigil following the Mount Athos rule, followed by a hierarchal liturgy on 6 May. The church keeps a wonder-working icon of Saint George dated to 1750–1800.
The monastery can be reached easily via the main roads running through Hadzhidimovo village and is located at coordinates 41°30'36"N and 23°51'10"E. Visitors should be mindful of active worship times and show respect for any ongoing religious services taking place.
The monastery's old names, Singartiski and Dolnosingartiski, come from Singartiya, the former name of Hadzhidimovo, the town just north of the hill. Inside the church hangs a wonder-working icon of Saint George dated to between 1750 and 1800. The monastery is the largest in the Mesta valley and the third largest in southwestern Bulgaria after Rila and Rozhen.
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