Two Medieval Churches in the vicinity of Dragoinovo village, Purvomai municipality Cover Image
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Две средновековни църкви в землището на с. Драгойново, община Първомай
Two Medieval Churches in the vicinity of Dragoinovo village, Purvomai municipality

Preliminary report

Author(s): Stoyan Popov, Ivan Djambov
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Cultural history, Local History / Microhistory, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries, 13th to 14th Centuries, History of Religion
Published by: Издателска къща "Гутенберг"
Keywords: Churches; Medieval church; Middle Ages; Balkan History; Bulgarian History; History
Summary/Abstract: The present preliminary report concerns two churches (Nos 1 and 2) dating from the Middle Ages and located in the Hissarya locality by Dragoinovo village in the region of Purvomai. They are single-naved, single-apse churches with narthexes and entrances from the west. Church № 1 is part of a larger complex including another two Christian churches dated from the second half of the 10-th or the 11-th century, while church № 2 is dated from the 12-th - 13-th century.