Monastery St. Zhivorpriemnii iztochnik

The Monastery "St. Zhivorpriemnii iztochnik" (aka "Life-giving Source" or Golyamo-bukovsko monastery) is located 4 km eastern from the village of Golyamo Bukovo.  It was built in 1887 and nowadays is the only monastery survived in region of Strandja Mountain.

According to the archaeological researches, at the same place a temple has one existed that was built over the ruins of an ancient sanctuary. It is believed that the Paroria monastery of Grigorii Sinait and the Hesychasm school.

The today’s monastery church was built by the Master Kolyu Minev from Tryavna. The columns in the basilica were brought from the ancient ruins near Debelt. The holy spring Zhivorpriemnii iztochnik is located in the temple’s altar.

The Golyamo-bukovsko monastery is acting and is declared a monument of culture.