Bulgaria Government Spends BGN 35 M for Orthodox Churches

The Bulgarian Government has given BGN 35 M for restoration of orthodox churches and monasteries around Bulgaria in the last three and a half years. That was announced Saturday by PM Sergey Stanishev during his visit to the "St. Kozma and Damyan" monastery by the village of Gigintsi near the Bulgarian-Serbian border. The Council of Ministers granted BGN 300 000 for a new bell.

The monastery was first built back in the ninth century. BGN 800 000 were spent for its reconstruction.