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Monastery of St. 40 Martyrs

The "Holy Forty Martyrs" Vrachesh Monastery is an active monastery in the Lovech Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It is located in the western of , 5 km west of the village of Vrachesh and 10 km from the town of .
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: Monastery in Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Sveta Chetirideset mŭchenitsi”, “Vrachesh monastery”, and “Vrachesh Monastery”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vrachesh and Litakovo.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Monastery of St. 40 Martyrs.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km north of Monastery of St. 40 Martyrs.

Town
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is a town in western . It is located in and is close to . lies 47 km from . is situated 8 km east of Monastery of St. 40 Martyrs.

Monastery of St. 40 Martyrs

Latitude
42.88713° or 42° 53′ 14″ north
Longitude
23.69878° or 23° 41′ 56″ east
Open location code
8GJ5VMPX+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1287594306
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q12275664
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Monastery of St. 40 Martyrs” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Manastiri Vracesh”
  • Belarusian: “Урачаскі манастыр”
  • Belarusian: “Урачашскі манастыр”
  • Bulgarian: “Врачешки манастир”
  • Catalan: “monestir de Vratxeix”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Vratxeix”
  • Croatian: “Vračeški manastir”
  • German: “Kloster der vierzig Märtyrer”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Vraceș”
  • Russian: “Врачешский монастырь”
  • Ukrainian: “Врачеський монастир”

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