• 42°41′52.2″N 23°19′19.7″E / 42.697833°N 23.322139°E. The Church of St Petka of the Saddlers (Bulgarian: Църква „Света Петка Самарджийска“...
  • The church is called St Petka of Iconium, which is the patroness of samardzhiite (masters of saddles and harnesses), whose district was in the region during the...
  • The Church of Saint Petka acquired its present name due to the saint being a patron of the saddlers in the Middle Ages, who performed their rituals in the church.
  • The church is labeled "of the Saddlers" because in the Middle Ages, Saint Petka was the patron saint of saddlemakers who lived nearby.
  • The Church of St Petka of the Saddlers is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church located in Sofia, Bulgaria’s capital.
  • The church of St. Petka of the Saddlers was built under the Ottoman occupation with donations from the region’s master saddlers.
  • The Church acquired its name due to the fact that Saint Petka (Paraskeva) became a patron of the saddlers, who would worship in the church.
  • The Church of Saint Petka acquired its present name due to it being a patron of the saddlers in the Middle Ages, who performed their rituals in the church.
  • The Church of St Petka of the Saddlers is a small one-naved building partially dug into the ground located in the very centre of both the modern and the antique...
  • ...Socialist-style Central Department Store (TZUM) and the ruins of ancient Sofia is a small medieval Christian Orthodox church called St Petka of the Saddlers.
  • Church of St Petka of the Saddlers. The church is located in the center of Sofia. The crypt of the church is a Roman tomb from the IV century, which means...
  • The Church was named after Saint Petka as the saint was a patron of the saddlers who used to perform their rites in the church in the Middle Ages.