During the political upheavals in the region during this century, monks retreated to the safe haven offered by the cliffs.[1] Dometius was said to be the first monk at the site of Holy Trinity, arriving according to local legend, in 1438.[2] Holy Trinity according to many sources was built in 1475–76,[10] though some sources say the construction dates of the monastery and its adjoining chapel, dedicated to St. John the Baptist, are unknown.[4] Holy Trinity's decoration was added in 1741.