Tag: Bulgarian Orthodox

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors Batak Martyrs for 1st Time

OCP- May 16, 2011

16/5/2011 The holy relics of the Bulgarian Batak martyrs will be taken out of the Sveta Nedeliya church in the town for the first time ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors Sts Cyril and Methodius

OCP- May 11, 2011

11/5/2011 Bulgaria's Orthodox Church celebrates Wednesday, May 11, the feast day of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, two of the fathers of the Slavic literary culture. ... Read More

Bulgarian PM Vows Support for Orthodox Church

OCP- April 15, 2011

14/4/2011 Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, met Thursday with the members of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the cabinet press office informs. ... Read More

Bulgarian Church Canonizes Victims of Ottoman Atrocities in 1876

OCP- April 5, 2011

3/4/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has canonized the martyrs of massacres committed against Bulgarian civilians by Ottoman irregulars and troops in the April Uprising of ... Read More

Bulgarian Church Canonizes Batak Massacre Victims

OCP- April 3, 2011

2/4/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church will canonize over Saturday and Sunday those massacred by Ottoman forces in Batak and Novo Selo during the 1876 April ... Read More

Bulgaria Rebel Clergy Leader Dies in Car Crash

OCP- March 29, 2011

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

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors St. Sofrony Vrachanski

OCP- March 11, 2011

11/3/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors Friday St. Sofrony Bishop Vrachnaski, one of the leaders of the Bulgarian National Revival. Divine Liturgy will be served ... Read More

Holy Synod of Bulgarian Orthodox Church appoints new Bulgarian priest in Bucharest

OCP- February 13, 2011

12/2/2011 Bucharest. The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has appointed a new priest in Bucharest. This is archpriest Yoan Ivanov, a cleric of ... Read More

Honey and beehives are sanctified in Bulgarian Orthodox Church Ceremony

OCP- February 10, 2011

10/2/2011 David R Arnott writes:More details from photographer Vassil Donev: On St. Haralambos' Day, sick or blind people go to church and pray for healing. ... Read More

Macedonian Bulgarians Threaten Skopje with Switching to Bulgarian Orthodox Church

OCP- January 19, 2011

18/1/2011 The Bulgarian Cultural Club in Skopje (BCCS) has risen in protest against hate speech by Archbishop Stefan, the head of the Macedonian Orthodox Church, ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Marks Winter Holy Cross Day

OCP- January 5, 2011

5/1/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Wednesday the winter Holly Cross Day. Bulgarian people believe that on January 5th, the so-called "dirty days," which begin ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Rises against Ancient Greek God Statue

OCP- December 30, 2010

29/12/2010 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church has reacted strongly against the intention of authorities of the town of Sozopol to erect a statue of Ancient Greek ... Read More

New Trade Union Founded

OCP- December 14, 2010

14/12/2010 Priests organized in a trade union. It is forbidden, metropolitan counters Bulgarian orthodox priests have founded a trade union unit as part of Podkrepa ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church head: ‘I am not dead’

OCP- December 11, 2010

11/12/2010 Bulgarian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Maxim has joined a list that includes Mark Twain, Paul McCartney and Steve Jobs in rejecting rumours that he ... Read More

Christmas Fast Purifies Bulgarians’ Bodies and Souls

OCP- November 15, 2010

15/11/2010 Bulgarian Orthodox Christians enter Wednesday a forty-day fast hailing the humbleness of soul and body to meet the birth of Jesus Christ. The Long ... Read More

Putin Pays Respect to St. John Relics, Honors Bulgarian Patriarch

OCP- November 14, 2010

13/11/2010 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin completed his state visit to Sofia by paying respect to the relics of St. John the Baptist and by ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Mark Archangel All Souls’ Day

OCP- November 7, 2010

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

Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Maxim Celebrates 96th Birthday

OCP- October 30, 2010

29/10/2010 His Holiness Patriarch Maxim celebrates his 96th birthday Friday, receiving congratulations from high officials. As usual, the Patriarch spends his birthday in the Troyan ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church observes St. John of Rila Day

OCP- October 19, 2010

Sofia. The Bulgarian Orthodox Church observes the day of Saint John of Rila, which falls on October 19 every year. St. John of Rila is ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Celebrate Petkovden

OCP- October 15, 2010

14/10/2010 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates Petkovden on Thursday October 14, a day that marks the beginning of winter in the country. On this day, ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Rallies 10000 to Demand Religion in Schools

OCP- September 25, 2010

24/9/2010 Some 10 000 people took part in a procession in Sofia organized by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church to demand the study of religion in ... Read More