Vangelia (42 photos)

Vangelia (Vanga) Pandeva Gushterova, Rupite Hill.

1. Rupite Hill

Located within the extinct volcano Kozhuh.

This place is known for its high concentration of cosmic energy, mineral springs, and the Church of St. Petka of Bulgaria, built by Vanga.

Kozhuh Hill is the remnant of the only volcano in Bulgaria.

In 1962, it was declared a natural landmark due to the rare species of animals and plants that inhabit it.





Signs like these are found in key locations.

2. The Vanga Complex

Construction of the complex was initiated by Vanga herself: a house was built in 1970, and the Church of St. Petka of Bulgaria was built in 1994.

After the prophetess's death on August 11, 1996, the Vanga Complex, covering 230 decares, was built on the idea and initiative of Dimitar Valchev, the honorary chairman of the

Vanga Foundation. Construction took place between 1997 and 2014.



Sign at the entrance to the complex

3. Complex Map:

1. Vanga's Temple

2. Vanga's House

3. Vanga's Grave

4. Vanga's Sculptural Portrait

5. Documentation Hall

6. Donations, Paintings, Sculpture

7. Exhibition of Donated Icons

8. House for Sacred Rituals

9. Wills Vanga

10. Chapel

11. Souvenirs, icons, books

12. Mineral water fountain

13. Well

14. Tokachki

15. Cross

16. Café

17. Restrooms





Map of the complex

Church of St. Petka Bulgarian



Temple



There's a mineral water fountain behind me.



The back of the temple. The bell tower is on the left.



People keep coming.



It's impossible to take a photo without people at the entrance.

The sculpture "Cross"

It was created in 2009 by the Vanga Foundation at the request of the prophetess.

In memory of those who died on the Kozhukh volcano.

The project's author and artist is sculptor Ivan Rusev.



People are looking for hope here





Buildings around Temple



Inside the temple. Due to its non-canonical nature, the temple was not consecrated for a long time.



I waited until the service was over. Just like at the entrance, it was impossible to take a photo without people.

Let there be no envy - let there be no evil! (Hall of Vanga's Testaments)



Documentary Hall









11. Sculptures



Vanga. This sculpture was created by sculptor Emil Popov to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the prophetess's birth and is a donation to the Vanga Foundation. 03.10.2011



Children



ABOUT Svetlina



Forgiveness



Icons, painting





[thumb]https://cn22.nevsedoma.com.ua/p/29/2938/101_files/a65899f4b9d6b1b 5f03b731b0ca9b104.webp[/thumb]





Ritual hall



Vanga's House



Vanga's Small House. It was built in 1970, and Vanga lived there until her last days. On September 6, 1984, in accordance with her public will, she donated all her movable and immovable property to the Bulgarian state. It was also here, on December 4, 1994, that Vanga founded the foundation that bears her name.

Inside Houses









Here Vanga received visitors.





She rested on that chair.



Last words Vanga





Vanga's Last Words: Now that I'm gone... Take action... Don't quarrel... Don't envy... Don't spy on each other... Live in peace. Don't share... God will reward each according to their deeds. August 7, 1996, Lozenets Hospital, in front of journalist Toma Tomov.

19. Vanga's Grave



And there are always people here...



A marble slab that, I think, few people notice. She stands at the entrance/exit, half-hidden.



"And God rewarded your suffering, because He saw the purity of your thoughts." In memory of Vanga, the prophetess who healed everyone and granted faith in life!

Baba Vanga is one of the most famous Balkan prophetesses. Her prophecies are disputed, and she is condemned by the official Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

Three films have been made about her: "Phenomenon" (1976), a BT documentary, directed by Nevena Tosheva, screenwriter Professor Nikola Shipkovenski, cinematographer Yordan Stoyanov;

"Vanga" (1996), a documentary directed by Stiliyan Ivanov, has repeatedly attracted interest both in Bulgaria and abroad.

"Vangelia" (2013) is a 2013 TV series. The first episode aired on the BNT channel on March 19, 2014.

Everyone talks about energies and all that. I only saw human suffering. (Did you notice the children's toy next to the chair? We do that when we want God or a saint to cure a terminally ill person.) The whole time, it felt like someone was choking me, and tears welled up in my eyes. (I speak as someone whose wife has cancer—I know what grief is.) Otherwise, it's an interesting place. The photos are much larger. And forgive me for the clumsy translation—some of it was Googled, some of it was me.

I took these photos during a family outing.