{{Infobox monastery | name = Dryanovo Monastery | native_name = Дряновски манастир | native_name_lang = bg | image = Bulgaria-Drianovo-03.jpg | alt = | caption = | full = | other_names = | order = Bulgarian Orthodox | established = 12th century | disestablished = | mother = | dedication = Archangel Michael | diocese = | churches = | founder = | abbot = <!-- or | abbess = --> | prior = <!-- or | prioress = --> | archbishop = | bishop = | archdeacon = | people = | status = | functional_status = | heritage_designation = | designated_date = | architect = | style = | groundbreaking = | completed_date = | construction_cost = | location = Andaka River Valley, Bulgarka Nature Park, Bulgaria | map_type = Bulgaria | coordinates = {{coord|42|57|3|N|25|25|55|E|region:BG|display=title,inline}} | oscoor = | remains = | public_access = | website = | other_info = }}
The '''Dryanovo Monastery''' ({{langx|bg|Дряновски манастир}}, ''Dryanovski manastir'', {{IPA|bg|ˈdrʲanofski mɐnɐsˈtir|}}) is a functioning Bulgarian Orthodox monastery situated in the Andaka River Valley, in Bulgarka Nature Park in the central part of Bulgaria five kilometers away from the town of Dryanovo. It was founded in the 12th century, during the Second Bulgarian Empire, and is dedicated to Archangel Michael. Twice burnt down and pillaged during the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria, the monastery was restored at it present place in 1845. It was the site of several battles during the April Uprising of 1876.
==Gallery== {{cuic|sub=gallery|date=November 2017}} <gallery perrow=5> Image:Dryanovo Monastery E2.jpg|Residential building Image:Dryanovo TodorBozhinov (8).JPG|Residential building Image:Dryanovo Monastery E3.jpg|Entrance Image:Dryanovo-monastery-monument-ifb.JPG|Monument to the April Uprising by Arnoldo Zocchi Image:Monasterychurchinterior.jpg|Church interior </gallery>
==See also== *Bacho Kiro cave *Battle of Shipka Pass *Bulgarian Orthodox Church *Bulgarka Nature Park *Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex *Gabrovo *Shipka Pass *Sokolski Monastery *Tryavna *Uzana
==External links== {{commonscat}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20060219114014/http://www.bulgaria.com/resorts/monasteries/dryanovo/ Bulgaria.com page about the monastery] *[http://www.bulgariatravel.org/etis/article.php?aID=260 The Dryanovo Monastery at BulgariaTravel.org]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[http://www.pbase.com/ngruev/drianovski Photo gallery of the Dryanovo Monastery]
Category:Christian monasteries in Bulgaria Category:Bulgarian Orthodox monasteries Category:Buildings and structures in Gabrovo Province Category:Balkan mountains Category:Christian monasteries established in the 12th century Category:Tourist attractions in Gabrovo Province