Tag: Forty Martyrs in Veliko Tarnovo

The temple “St. Forty Martyrs” at the foot of Tsarevets hill in Veliko Tarnovo was built by Tsar Ivan Assen in honor of his victory at Klokotnitsa against the despot of Epirus Theodor Komnin. The battle was won on 9 March 1230. This is one of the few cases in which the Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Assen resolved the political issues Read more...