However , the lack of funds prolonged the construction works and the church was only consecrated in 1887 .
Construction of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church of Saint Pantaleon began in 1861 under the guidance of Bulgarian National Revival figure Archimandrite Maxim Raykovich ( 1801 -- 1874 ) of Dryanovo .
The lack of funds prolonged the construction works and the church was only consecrated in 1887 .
Construction of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church of Saint Pantaleon began in 1861 under the guidance of Bulgarian National Revival figure Archimandrite Maxim Raykovich ( 1801 -- 1874 ) of Dryanovo .