The Glozhene Monastery "Saint Georgi" is one of the most interesting monasteries in the Stara Planina region. It is not hidden in the mountain but is standing on a high stone terrace, separated from the surroundings by steep rocks. The legend says that the village was founded by the Kiev's prince Glozh who received this site from King Ivan Asen II. The prince built a small fortress and a monastery. The monastery existed until the arrival of the Turks or more likely until the period of converting the local people to the Muslim religion in XVII c. The monastery was rebuilt again at the beginning of XVIII c. The monks built the monastery on a high hard-to-reach rocky terrace so as to escape from the Turkish invasions. The original church was seriously damaged by two earthquakes in 1904 and 1913. The present-day church was built in 1931. The iconostasis of the old church was moved to the new church. The monk dwellings are situated in a massive two-floor building from 1858 at the site of older dilapidated housing buildings. The monastery had a big educational activity at the end of XVIII and the beginning of XIX c. With the support and leadership of the monastery a school was established in the village of Malak Izvor. The monastery is well-known for its temple icon "Saint Georgi the Conqueror" which, according to the legend was brought by prince Glozh.
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Icon of Saint George
