Location within Bulgaria | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | "Holy Forty Martyrs" Vrachesh Monastery |
Established | 13th century |
Site | |
Location | Vrachesh, Botevgrad Municipality, Sofia Province |
Coordinates | 42°53′13.55″N 23°41′56.32″E / 42.8870972°N 23.6989778°E |
Public access | yes |
The "Holy Forty Martyrs" Vrachesh Monastery (Bulgarian: Врачешки манастир „Свети Четиридесет мъченици“) is an active monastery in the Lovech Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
It is located in the western Balkan Mountains of Bulgaria, 5& km west of the village of Vrachesh and 10 km from the town of Botevgrad.[1][2]