ИСТОРИЧЕСКАТА И ДУХОВНА ТРАДИЦИЯ, ОТРАЗЕНА В САМОРЪЧНИТЕ НАДПИСИ ОТ КАМБАНАРИЯТА НА МИТРОПОЛИТСКИЯ ХРАМ „УСПЕНИЕ НА ПРЕСВЕТА БОГОРОДИЦА“ В ГР. САМОКОВ
THE HISTORICAL AND SPIRITUAL TRADITION REFLECTED IN THE HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE BELL TOWER OF THE METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL OF THE ‘DORMITION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY‘ IN THE TOWN OF SAMOKOV

Summary/Abstract: The Diocese of Samokov, centered in the city of Samokov, was a spiritual, literary and unifying center of the Bulgarian and Slavic population in the southwestern Balkans during the Renaissance of the 16th – 19th centuries. The Metropolitan Cathedral ‘Assumption of the Holy Virgin‘ (1711) in the city combines is the ecclesiastical and historical memory of the Christian generations depicted in architecture literary heritage, early carvings and icon painting masterpieces. A significant place in the adjacent architectural complex is occupied by the church bell tower separated from the church. It is built after the Russo-Turkish war of liberation (1877–1878) and it appears as an integral part of the ensemble of church buildings and it has an important religious and social purpose. Ones of particular interest in the interior are the handwritten inscriptions of builders church officials and citizens located on all architectural levels. There are names and initials some important events and years inscribed with various means and techniques. There are two-piece bell ensemble in the highest part of the building with donor inscriptions, icons and manufacturers stamps.The Diocese of Samokov, centered in the city of Samokov, was a spiritual, literary and unifying center of the Bulgarian and Slavic population in the southwestern Balkans during the Renaissance of the 16th – 19th centuries. The Metropolitan Cathedral ‘Assumption of the Holy Virgin‘ (1711) in the city combines is the ecclesiastical and historical memory of the Christian generations depicted in architecture literary heritage, early carvings and icon painting masterpieces. A significant place in the adjacent architectural complex is occupied by the church bell tower separated from the church. It is built after the Russo-Turkish war of liberation (1877–1878) and it appears as an integral part of the ensemble of church buildings and it has an important religious and social purpose. Ones of particular interest in the interior are the handwritten inscriptions of builders church officials and citizens located on all architectural levels. There are names and initials some important events and years inscribed with various means and techniques. There are two-piece bell ensemble in the highest part of the building with donor inscriptions, icons and manufacturers stamps.

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