Proviralkata megalithic sanctuary

Description

Category Heritage
Ownership Municipality of Nevestino
Present use Sanctuary
Past use Sanctuary and a church
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Proviralkata near the village of Lilyach, municipality The bride is a megalithic sanctuary, probably dedicated to the Sun, i.e. the masculine beginning in Thracian mythology. It is associated with many legends and beliefs about an extraordinary conception in infertility and is believed to help with such problems. A chapel was gradually built at its foot, and in 1925, a church “St. Georgi”, near which in recent years facilities have been built for large gatherings and distribution of sacrifices. The site has been little studied. It is included in only one field study called “Cultural Heritage and Continuity. Interdisciplinary study of the cultic continuity in the Bulgarian lands and the Balkan-Anatolian region. II stage, 2017 “, carried out by a team from SWU” Neofit Rilski “- Blagoevgrad.