that his church "fell to the ground by the reign of the wicked" but according to historical evidence, it continues to exist in the XV and XVI century The monastery buildings were renovated Abbot Dositej October 1572-1594 on His successor Partenii rises church "Assumption" (1604) and dining room (1623). the last frescoes, painted by an unknown hand in 1643 , are a remarkable mastery. church, in turn, also teeming with beautiful paintings , but what mostly attracts worshipers, is the icon of the Virgin Vlahernska, studded with silver in 1311 and 1819 and considered miraculous.
At the time of Dositej Bachkovo monastery has stavropigiya of the Patriarchate of Constantinople . Bulgarian presence in the monastery, however, remains appreciable. For large number of Bulgarian monks testify equipped with gratitude inscriptions gifts from their relatives and fellow citizens.
In the XIX century Bachkovo Monastery is the most important spiritual center of the field to which gravitate smaller cultural centers around (eg Gorno Voden , Arapovo , doll Monastery and others.) and where artistic innovations spread.
On 08.12.1894, at the request of the monks living in the monastery it passed under the authority of the Bulgarian Exarchate . In 1941-47 there has been evacuated, the Plovdiv Seminary . Exploded on the night of 10.12.1947, the fire destroyed seminarska rich library.
Evtimii was buried in the "church Petriotisa" usually identified with that of Bachkovo. Most scholars, however, believe that opened in 1905 under the "St. Archangels" is not his grave. In Bachkovo wish to be buried Exarch Stefan , first recognized by all Orthodox Primate of restored distinct Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Cyril , Bulgarian Patriarch after the first St. Euthymius. Their remains rest in the west of the main temple monastery "Assumption." This monastery is the only place upokoyno preserved the Bulgarian church primates, thus
