„... Let the pilgrims come in our monastery about pilgrimage of Saint Archangel Michael...”: Troskovo Monastery as a Part of the Way of Pilgrimage Toward Rila Monastery. Troskovo Monastery as a Place of the Faith

Troskovo Monastery as a Part of the Way of Pilgrimage Toward Rila Monastery. Troskovo Monastery as a Place of the Faith

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present a part of history of Troskovo monastery “St. Archangel Michael”. The monastery was important historical place in the history of Bulgarians from the area of Gorna Dzumaya. The article focuses on the role of the ways of pilgrims, the places of the faith, and on the pilgrimage as Christian act and paying source. The accent is placed on the role of the superstition among ordinary illiterate people. The article is based on documents, periodical press, memories.

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Arhivni materiali

1. Doklad ot arh. Ivan Vangelov (nachalnik na otdel „Izuchavane” pri NIPK) do drugarya direktor na Natsionalnia institut za pametnitsi na kulturata otnosno privezhdane v izvestnost na pametnitsite na izobrazitelnoto izkustvo v Blagoevgradski okrag – pismo №2213/16.06.1980 g., arhiv na NIPK.
2. Pismo na enoriyskia sveshtenik na s. Brestovo, izprateno do Nevrokopskia mitropolit Pimen na osnovanie pismo №989 ot 16 may 1967 g., sahranyavano dnes v manastirskia hram „Sveti Arhangel Mihail”.
3. Regionalen istoricheski muzey-Blagoevgrad, NA L. F. „Spasina Hisarlashka”, inv. №
4. Svedenia ot monasi-zhiteli na gr. Rila – za Rilskia manastir – b. d.; biografichni danni za Hristo Ivanov Smochevski, uchenik na Neofit Rilski, 1973 – Tsentralen darzhaven arhiv, RM-NA-186, f. 1118, op. 1, a. e. 63.