Tag: Bulgaria
Advent, and the time of casting of stones in Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod
CLIVE LEVIEV-SAWYER 15/11/2012 The eve of the Advent Fast for Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church leaders found them in anything but the mood of quiet contemplation intended ... Read More
Thousands of Bulgarians pay last respects to their patriarch
8/11/2012 - BY VESELIN TOSHKOV, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SOFIA, Bulgaria - Thousands of mourners waited for hours on Thursday to pay their respects to the ... Read More
Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria Enters Eternal Rest
Associated Press 6/11/2012 SOFIA, Bulgaria – Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, who weathered a revolt over his communist-era ties to lead the Balkan country's Orthodox Christians ... Read More
Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria dies at age 98
06/11/12 SOFIA, Bulgaria—Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, the spiritual leader of the Balkan country's Orthodox Christians who weathered a revolt over his communist-era ties to head ... Read More
The Nun Paraskeva, the Heavenly Patron of Moldova
Commemorated on October 14 The Nun Paraskeva the Serbian was born into a pious Bulgarian family, living during the XI Century in the village ... Read More
Bulgaria’s Patriarch Maxim Turns 98
29/10/2012 Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Maxim turns 98 on Monday, with a Great Liturgy marking his birthday expected to be held in Sofia's St. Alexander Nevski ... Read More
Bulgaria Honors Miracle Worker St. Ivan Rilski
20/10/2012 Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria commemorated on October 19 Saint Ivan Rilski, known as the Miracle Worker and also celebrated as the patron of Bulgaria. ... Read More
Bulgaria’s 2nd Largest Cathedral Faces Collapse
October 2012 Bulgaria's second largest Orthodox cathedral, the Danube town of Vidin's "St. Martyr Dimitar", is in urgent need of repair, as part of it ... Read More
Bulgaria’s president opens exhibit on country’s WWII defense of Jews
By Matt Lebovic 29/9/2012 After a stop at the UN General Assembly, Rosen Plevneliev speaks at launch event at Boston University’s Hillel Bulgarian President Rosen ... Read More
Bulgaria Orthodox Church Marks Apostles Peter and Paul Day
29/6/2012 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church remembers on Friday the sufferings of the Holy Glorious and All-Praised Apostles Peter and Paul. In Bulgaria, the day is ... Read More
Bulgarian church row over return of the Archons
Clive Leviev-Sawyer 25/6/2012 A petition, public protest and open division among the Bulgarian Orthodox Church have followed the church’s new rules legitimising the awarding of ... Read More
Bulgaria’s Church Honors Arms Dealer
Naharnet Newsdesk 22/6/2012 Bulgaria's Christian Orthodox Church said Thursday it had decided to start awarding a new honorary title to major benefactors... including an arms ... Read More
Bulgaria: Church asked to repudiate priest’s call to ‘throw stones’ at Pride
Stephen Gray 19/6/2012 Pride organisers in the Bulgarian capital have clashed with the Orthodox Church over what event organisers see as tacit support for violence ... Read More
DNA bolsters Bulgaria’s John the Baptist bones claim
Estelle Shirbon Reuters 17/6/2012 LONDON (Reuters) - Bulgaria's claim to have unearthed six bones belonging to John the Baptist has received a boost from scientists ... Read More
Armenian Patriarch Blesses All Bulgarians
14/6/2012 His Holiness, Catholicos Karekin II, Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church has blessed all Bulgarians during the visit of Culture Minister, Vezhdi Rashidov to ... Read More
Bulgaria’s capital city Mayor visited construction site of Armenian church
12/6/2012 SOFIA. – Bulgaria’s capital city Mayor Yordanka Fandakova stated that city hall would do everything to assist Armenians in building the church in Sofia. ... Read More
Book Review: Byzantium and Bulgaria, 775-831
By Panos Sophoulis 31/5/2012 Byzantium and Bulgaria, 775-831 (Brill, 2011) Reviewed by Chris Deliso Get a copy here: Byzantium’s chronically turbulent relationship with the Turkic ... Read More
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Thousands of Bulgarians Meet Russian Patriarch in Plovdiv
28/4/2012 Thousands of people met the head of the Russian Orthodox Church in the center of Bulgaria’s second largest city of Plovdiv, chanting “Russia” and ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill plans several trips abroad in 2012
Moscow, April 25, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia plans several trips abroad this year, Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the Synodal ... Read More
Bulgaria: A Land of Antiquity and Resilient People
By Sharon Mitchell The Headliner News 28/3/2012 Bulgaria. Why the interest in this southeastern European country to the extent that someone would write an article ... Read More
Bulgarian Archaeologists Claim Oldest Monastery in Europe
19/3/2012 Bulgarian archaeologists have uncovered what they believe is the oldest Christian monastery in Europea near the village of Zlatna Livada in southern Bulgaria. According ... Read More