Gornovodenski the monastery of Saints Kirik and Ulita is a large Orthodox monastery, situated about two kilometers South-West from the town of Asenovgrad.

The exact date of construction of the Holy abode is not known. However, there is evidence that it was erected in the first half of the fourteenth century near the spring. In the first centuries of its existence, the monastery was repeatedly destroyed and burned. In correspondence priest Methodius Draganova mentions that in 1657, during the period of forced Islamization of Chepino (Western Rhodopes), the monastery was destroyed again, along with other Christian churches.

Unknown is also the patron of the monastery, as the monastery was named in honor of the Saints Kirik and Ulita, and the main Church with him – in honor of St. Paraskeva.

It is believed that these places are close to each other were two saints of the monastery: the first was near a healing spring, and five hundred meters from it – another complex. In 1810 both buildings were burned.

Recovery Gornovodensko of the monastery began in 1816 and continued until 1835. Ceremony of consecration of the Church took place on 15 October 1850 The oldest in time of occurrence of the complex is a building with a dome (1808), between 1835 and 1838 were built the main building, and in 1850 the chapel at the source, which still preserved some fragments of ancient frescoes.

In the mid-19th century, the monastery passed into the hands of the Greek Church, and was again placed at the disposal of the Bulgarian Orthodox Christians only in 1930. The complex was badly damaged by fire in 1924 and during the earthquake in the town of Republic in 1928. In the 20-30-ies of the 20 century in the premises of the monastery housed a religious school. Later, during the war years (1943 and 1944) there was a concentration camp called "St. Kirik". After 9 September 1944, when the power in the country was the Communist party, the monastery fell into disrepair and then was turned into a home for the mentally ill.

In 1981, the Union of architects of Bulgaria has received official government approval for the restoration of the monastery. Reconstruction was carried out under the direction Hristo Radeva. Today, this beautiful temple is a cross-dome type with one apse. Inside the monastery was almost completely painted with frescoes.