Chapel St.Nikola

Chapel St.Nikola

History

The church "Saint Nikola" was sanctified in 1858. A story with корабокрушенци before several centuries gave the beginning. The construction of the temple is connected with an old legend for shipwreck and rescued Greek sailors in Sozopol bay. Among the remains that изплували from the lush гемия, been and the icon of "St. Nikola", which Sailors wearing with you. When about backwards, they have left the icon of the local people to keep it and later and to съградят temple dedicated to the Nikolai the Wonder Worker - patron of sailors. It is the old name of Chernomorets has been Sveti Nikola.Before to be erected the church, in environs Chervenka there existed a Bulgarian monastery with the name "St. The st. Constantine and Elena". Valuable plates and icons were destroyed there by the church was completely Turkish troops during the Russian-Turkish War of Liberation. The monks managed to hide in the mines that were of the monastery part of the church plates: icons and кръстве, housed later in the church "St. Nikola". Carved wooden cross with the hinge, candlesticks, непрестолно gospel , a gift from the Russian troops, bear the time of past events and countries. They together with the miraculous icon of the saint - patron, are the only things which survive after fire of the church "St. Nikola" in 1995.

Paradise Garden

 

Before to be erected the church, in environs Chervenka there existed a Bulgarian monastery with the name "St. The st. Constantine and Elena". Valuable plates and icons were destroyed there by the church was completely Turkish troops during the Russian-Turkish War of Liberation. The monks managed to hide in the mines that were of the monastery part of the church plates: icons and кръстве, housed later in the church "St. Nikola". Carved wooden cross with the hinge, candlesticks, непрестолно gospel , a gift from the Russian troops, bear the time of past events and countries. They together with the miraculous icon of the saint - patron, are the only things which survive after fire of the church "St. Nikola" in 1995.

Several years later the temple was restored entirely with the funds of the local people. Today the church is known for its superb iconography, beautiful iconostasis, threaded from Smolyan masters, miraculous Ayazmo and heavenly garden.

Now for the temple is care father Стилиан, which is in Chernomorets from 2004. - The year in which the church was officially opened after the fire. He set a goal to make the space around the sacred cloister in a real paradise garden.
When arrived, everything around been spatterdash. Only to inputs been reserved two beautiful кипариса, which shall be planted of Saint places as a symbol of the ангелските swords, guarding the entrance of the heavenly garden. The Father Стилиан he came up with an that can gather in one place all species for which is mentioned in the Bible. Started with миртата, later засадил palms, and now the garden is so rich that it is difficult to list how many of the number of plants has in it.
The plants are from around the world - beautiful and exotic - and grow very wildly from the splendid sea climate. One of the most beautiful flowers that can be seen in the church garden is пасифлората. In the past it was considered a sacred plant as the central part of its color resembles трънения wreath of Christ. When several centuries missionaries for the first time it was brought from America in Europe, it was of particular respects.

Legend

The History, which is transmitted by the word of mouth tells the story of a legend according to which the floodings of the Black Sea bey she hit him meaneth on a little trip and smashed the craft in the rocks of the Sozopol bay. Greek sailors travelled to him and likely only in the will of fate survivors and standing on the shore. Empty of efforts, they spent the night under the open sky and the other day tried to find and to retain something of their baggage, disposed of on the shore. So come to the unspoilt icon of the saint Nikolai patron of fishermen, sailors and traders normally accompanying each yacht trip. With the faith that their Чудотворецът had helped, Greek sailors left the sacred image of local residents who having helped them to assume the return path to the home. So in the name of the miraculous salvation, people grave at the temple "Sveti Nikola", and later and the village is прочуло with this name. The year in which the прекръстено of Chernomorets is 1951-st.