The Nedelishte Monastery is located by the village of Nedelishte on the slopes of the Dragoman Elevations. Only the church of the monastery is preserved and the rest of the buildings are half-destroyed. The church is a single-nave, three-apside one with a semi-cylindrical vault. The monastery was built and renovated between 1846 and 1879-1882. It was highly cherished and visited by the local people. The dimensions of the church, the housing buildings and the school speak about its important role as a cultural-educational centre in the region. The mural decoration is only partially preserved. It was made at the time of abbot Pahomii from the local icon painter Giga Simeonov. Very interesting are the stone relieves built in the southern and western façade of the church. They embody folk ideas for the cherished saints of the Christian mythology. The monastery has preserved the royal gates of an old iconostasis. Their wood-carving has the same folklore imagery.
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