Petko Klisurov

In 1802, his family fled from Klisura, to escape the roaming bands of robbers known as the Kurdjali [bg].

He completed his secondary education in Plovdiv; becoming a teacher in the local villages, and in Stara Zagora.

In 1884, he was awarded a grant from the regional government of Rumelia, that enabled him to continue his studies in Italy.

His students included many of the best known Bulgarian artists of the twentieth century; such as Vladimir Dimitrov, Georgi Mashev [bg], Bencho Obreshkov and Dechko Uzunov.

Much of his stained glass work at the Synodal Palace was damaged or destroyed during the Bombing of Sofia in World War II.