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Saint Dimitar Church, formerly part of Boboshevo Monastery, was built in 1488, one of many small Orthodox churches constructed during the Middle Ages along the ancient road through the valley of the river Struma. It is a single-aisle church with a semi-cylindrical vault, typical of Balkan churches of the period. A narthex was added in the 19th century to the western façade. (...)

Saint Dimitar Church, formerly part of Boboshevo Monastery, was built in 1488, one of many small Orthodox churches constructed during the Middle Ages along the ancient road through the valley of the river Struma. It is a single-aisle church with a semi-cylindrical vault, typical of Balkan churches of the period. A narthex was added in the 19th century to the western façade. The interior walls are covered by late-medieval frescoes blending local and international techniques, considered the earliest completely preserved frescoes of this type in Bulgaria. As early as the 18th century, parts of the church showed signs of deterioration. As a result, many of its portable objects have long resided in the National Gallery of Art in Sofia. The walls and roof were stabilized in the 1930s and in 1985, a wood and tin structure was built around the church to protect the façades from weather erosion. Despite these measures, the building continued to deteriorate.