 Catholic Monastery of Benedictine Sisters Mater dolorosa
In Bulgarian: Католически манастир на сестрите бенедиктинки Mater dolorosa
Category: Monastery
Location: Tsarev brod
Longtitude: 27.01580465 Latitude: 43.32796787
The Monastery of "Benedictine Sisters of Tuttsing" is the only active Catholic monastery in northeastern Bulgaria. It is situated in the village of Tsarev brod and is a part of the Catholic Diocese of Nikopol.
The Catholicism is not the main religion in Bulgaria, and the presence of the monastery at this location is because the fact in the end of XIX century Prince Ferdinand helped to his former German compatriots to settle here. In that way in the village was created large German community and in 1924 four German sisters Benedictine founded monastery after the initiative of Franz Krings, a monk from the "Order of Passion".
From the long times the monastery is famous for its healing salve made by the nurses and used to treat burns and skin diseases.
Nowadays the monastery is operating and there are living nuns from different countries - Bulgaria, Germany, Philippines and South Korea. Their activity is charity in the village and the region.
Аddress of Monastery: 2, Prof.I. Ivanov str., village of Carev brod
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village Tsarev brod
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