The St. Athanasius Church

The St. Athanasius Church is located in an immediate proximity to the Roman Therms in the city of Varna. It used to be a Bishop's Church. It was built on the remains of a small church with the same name that was burnt down in 1836.
In 1961 by order of the local authorities the church was turned into a museum for old-time icons.
In cooperation with the Art Gallery an exhibition of ecclesiastical icon-paintingof the Revival period has been organized.
The church itself is very interesting for its frescoes and icons, for its carved altar and Bishop's throne. There is a collection of stamps and lithographies, church books and canonnics from the Bulgarian Revival.

Address: 19 Graf Ignatiev Street
Telephone:  052/639 716 
Working time:
In the summer: 7.30 am through 6 pm;
In the winter: 8.00 am through 8 pm;

Source: moreto.net
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