Merdanya Monastery "Holy Forty Martyrs" is medieval Bulgarian monastery located in

Veliko Tarnovo Province Veliko Tarnovo ( bg, Област Велико Търново, Oblast Veliko Tǎrnovo) is a province in the middle of the northern part of Bulgaria. Its capital city, Veliko Tarnovo, is of historical significance as it is known as the capital of ...

. The Monastery were established in XIII century. The monastery was demolished and rebuilt several times. In the middle of the 19th century, Hadji Kesariy Khorozov from the near town Elena bought the former monastery properties. In 1853 he built the church and the residential buildings with his own funds and became abbot of the newly opened monastery.Мердански манастир "Св. Четиридесет мъченици" https://sever.bg/
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