Tag: Bulgaria
Winners of II Slavic literary forum Announced
Moscow Time 30/4/2011 Laureates of the II Slavic literary forum "Golden Knight" were announced in the Russian city of Tula on Friday. According to Interfax, ... Read More
Young Bulgarians Turn to Monastic Life
Konstantin Sabchev 16/4/2011 - Your Higher Eminence, have you noticed aspiration for monastic feats among contemporary Bulgarians? A positive trend is seen as compared to ... Read More
Bulgaria Rebel Clergy Leader Dies in Car Crash
29/3/2011 Kamen Barakov, a priest from Bulgaria's alternative synod, who was among the front-runners of the rebel clergy, has been killed in a car crash. ... Read More
Bulgaria Commemorates National Hero Vasil Levski
19/2/2011 Bulgaria commemorates Saturday the 138th anniversary of the death of its national hero, freedom-fighter and revolutionary Vasil Levski. Levski was sentenced to death by ... Read More
Newly Appointed Locum Tenens of the Armenian Diocese of Bulgaria
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin 10/2/2011 By the Pontifical order (dated February 9, 2011) of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All ... Read More
Holy Synod ‘Instructs’ Bulgarians How to Fill Census Card
8/2/2011 Bulgaria's Holy Synod appeals to all Christian Orthodox to answer two of the non-mandatory questions from the ongoing Census in order to declare their ... Read More
Bulgaria, Russia Mark 100th Birthday of Bulgarian Prophet Woman Vanga
31/1/2011 Bulgaria marks Monday, January 31, 2011, the 100th birthday of prophet Vanga, an anniversary widely covered in the media in Russia where the Bulgarian ... Read More
In Memoriam: Archpriest George Nedelkoff
01/01/2011 Orthodox Church in America FT. WAYNE, IN -- Archpriest George Nedelkoff, retired pastor of Saint Nicholas Church here and former Chancellor of the Bulgarian ... Read More
Bulgaria Slow to Hand Over Renegade Serbian Priest to Macedonia
28/12/2010 Authorities in Macedonia have been requesting the extradition of orthodox priest Jovan Branisovski, who was arrested in Bulgaria mid-November based on an international police ... Read More
Bulgarian state allocates money to 248 Orthodox Churches: Minister
16/12/2010 Sofia. The state has allocated money to 248 Orthodox churches in Bulgaria in 2010, Bozhidar Dimitrov, Bulgarian minister without portfolio who is responsible for ... Read More
3rd Meeting of the Inter-Orthodox Network for Initiatives and the Study of Religions and Injurious Cults
Press Bulletin Great success was noted at the 3rd Meeting of the Inter-Orthodox Network for Initiatives and the Study of Religions and Injurious Cults, which ... Read More
Bulgarian President ‘Tangled’ in Neighbors’ Church Brawl
20/11/2010 The Serbian Orthodox church is lobbying with Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, for the release of Serbian priest Jovan Vranisovski, according to Macedonian media. Vranisovski ... Read More
Bulgaria shows John the Baptist Relics, hopes for tourist Boom
13/11/2010 Bulgaria’s main Orthodox cathedral is displaying jaw and arm bones and a tooth said to be relics of John the Baptist, in a move ... Read More
Bulgaria’s Patriarch welcomes the relics in front of Alexandar Nevski Cathedral
10/11/2010 Bulgarian Holy Synod Blesses Initiative of The Standart The Relics will be carried in an armoured vehicle. The holy relics of St. John the ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Mark Archangel All Souls’ Day
6/11/2010 Bulgaria's Christian Orthodox Church honors Saturday the All Souls' Day before the Day of St. Archangel Michael, or the so-called Archangel All Souls' Day. ... Read More
Bulgaria Celebrates Day of Winter Herald
26/10/2010 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks St Dimitar Day, believed to herald the beginning of winter, on October 26. According to Christian mythology, St Dimitar, ... Read More
Archaeology: ancient Bulgar burial ground Found
File News 21st September Archaeologists in Bulgaria have unearthed a circular mound which they believe used to serve as a burial ground for the ancient ... Read More
Articles Updated
OBL Articles Blog Updated with new Items The Ascetic and the Robber – Unknown tales of the Desert Deep roots in fresh soil: Orthodox Christianity ... Read More
Holy Cross Day Spells End of Summer in Bulgaria
14/9/2010 Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria celebrate the day of the Holy Cross on September 14, which is said to spell the end of the summer ... Read More
Bulgarian Prelate Awards Viciously Anti-Gay City Officials as ’Defenders of Christianity’
By: Kilian Melloy 6/9/2010 Bulgarian Prelate Awards Viciously Anti-Gay City Officials as ’Defenders of Christianity’ A Bulgarian Orthodox bishop has awarded two anti-gay officials of ... Read More
Cabinet votes 420 000 leva to restore church ‘holding John the Baptist Relics’
1/9/2010 Bulgaria’s Cabinet announced on September 1 2010 that it was giving 420 000 leva (about 210 000 euro) to the church in the Black ... Read More