Historical sources indicate that an emperor may have participated personally in the church's construction.
Archaeologists have unearthed the well-preserved remains of a lost church that is thought to have once formed part of a medieval monastery.The church and monastery, located in the municipality of Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria, are believed to have been constructed in the 14th century during the reign of Czar Ivan Alexander, historical sources indicate.The czar ruled as emperor of the Second Bulgarian Empire from 1331 to 1371.
Researchers came to this conclusion after connecting the results of the archaeological research with data from a medieval document detailing the life of St. Theodosius of Tarnovo, a high-ranking Bulgarian cleric and hermit who lived during the 14th century.The monastery is mentioned in written sources from the 14th century, but its exact location had not yet been established.
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