Church of St Peter, Berende

Church of St Peter
View from the west with the entrance door
Church of St Peter
42°59′38″N 22°55′35″E / 42.99389°N 22.92639°E / 42.99389; 22.92639
LocationBerende, Dragoman Municipality, Sofia Province
CountryBulgaria
DenominationBulgarian Orthodox
History
DedicationSaint Peter
Architecture
StyleByzantine
Completed14th century

The Church of St Peter (Bulgarian: църква "Свети Петър"; tsarkva "Sveti Petar") or Church of Saints Peter and Paul is a small medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church located in the village of Berende in Dragoman Municipality, Sofia Province, in westernmost Bulgaria. Most likely constructed and decorated in the 14th century, the Church of St Peter features simple stone architecture but contains a number of remarkable interior frescoes.

Though located next to the village's graveyard and often interpreted as a cemetery church, the Church of St Peter may have been in some way related to the Bulgarian royal court, as a now-lost portrait with a caption most likely referencing Bulgarian tsar Ivan Alexander was once visible on one of its exterior walls.