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Kapinovski manastir (Kapinovo monastery)
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Kapinovo, Bulgaria
The Kapinovo monastery, founded in the 13th century, is located near the village of Kapinovo in the municipality of Veliko Tărnovo (Turnovo). The early monastery church, dedicated to Sveti Troica (the Holy Trinity), and other buildings were destroyed when the Ottomans conquered the region in the early 14th century but the complex was restored in the 16th century. The current church, dedicated to Sveti Nikolaj, and the residential complex date from the 19th century when the monastery again became an important center of culture and art. (photo 2000)
