An aerial photo of the newly discovered Church No. 16 in Cherven. Photo: Ruse Regional Museum of History
Posted on 04/17/2020 5:18:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A previously unknown church from the major medieval Bulgarian city of Cherven has been discovered and excavated over the past three archaeological seasons, exposing surviving church murals from the 14th century containing a scene with "warrior saints"...
Cherven, in today's Ruse District in Northeast Bulgaria, was one of the major urban, religious, and economic centers of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422 AD).
While Cherven was one of the largest urban centers in the Second Bulgarian Tsardom (Empire), it has a much longer history, as its area also features remains from an Ancient Thracian settlement, an early Byzantine fortress, as well as several settlements from the time of the First Bulgarian Empire (680-1018 AD).
During the period of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396 AD), and especially in the 14th century, Cherven became one of Bulgaria's most important cities...
The archaeologists and restorers have already put in place a cover over the surviving frescoes in the newly discovered Church No. 16 in Cherven, a major economic and spiritual center in the late Second Bulgarian Empire.
The area of the surviving murals is about 12 square meters on the ruins of the walls of the church, which is dated, more specifically, to the first decades of the 14th century.
An interesting fact about Cherven is that so far the archaeologists have found a total of 80 medieval inscriptions about church donors there, more than in the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire, Veliko Tarnovo, where a total of 60 such inscriptions have been found. This is seen as a testimony to Cherven's importance during the Middle Ages.
(Excerpt) Read more at archaeologyinbulgaria.com ...
...Cherven was conquered and ransacked by the Ottoman Turks in 1388 AD...
Should have taken more draconian defense measures...
Pretty cool.
I couldn’t work there though. Too high a risk of Werewolves.
And now there is a weak Pope who wants to surrender to islam.
And who were these “Warrior Saints” fighting?
MUSLIMS
and they don't respond to garlic.
I have heard they prefer it when food self-flavors.
:^)
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