Church of St George, Kyustendil

[3] There is a theory that Bulgarian emperor Michael Shishman was buried in the Church of St George after he perished in the Battle of Velbazhd in 1330.

[6] The church suffered some severe damage during the 19th century, the time of the Ottoman rule of Bulgaria; it was mostly destroyed, leaving only the foundations of the arches.

The altar features the images of four deacons bearing a censer and monstrances as well as two bishops who could possibly be identified as Basil of Caesarea and John Chrysostom.

[6] Due to its architectural and artistic value, the Church of St George has been part of the list of Bulgaria's monuments of cultural of national importance since 1927.

[8] Together with the native house of Dimitar Peshev and the city art Gallery “Vladimir Dimitrov – Maystora”, since 2010 it has been listed as number 26 among the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria.