On 30 November, the Bulgarian Orthodox church honours the memory of the Apostle Andrew, known as First-Called. Together with his brother Peter he was among the first of Jesus Christ’s disciples. After the resurrection of Christ, when the apostles started preaching in different countries, Andrew travelled along what is now Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast and went to preach North.
After the St. Andrew’s day liturgy, a prayer for the health of Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte took place at the chapel of Sofia University’s Faculty of Theology.
The 78-year old Patriarch of Bulgaria was admitted to hospital because of an exacerbation of a chronic lung condition. In the time of his hospitalization, the Holy Synod meetings are presided over by the most senior cleric, the Metropolitan Gregory of Veliko Tarnovo, the Holy Synod has announced.
A reconstruction of a Roman battle camp is being organized in the municipality of Apriltsi from August 16 to 18 . The event in the park of the "Novo Selo" district is mainly aimed at children and family audiences. On Mount Ostrets near Apriltsi there..
They call the Holy Virgin Mother of true Life, who saves human souls from death with her prayers. She is the most loved and the most glorified after God, to whom everyone turns. The Orthodox Church honors her on August 15, the day of her..
The Thracian sanctuary Begliktash, which is some 5 kilometres from Primorsko, is one of the intriguing sites in the area. There are many preserved dolmens in the area connected with the funeral rites of the Thracian tribes. As a matter of fact, these..
The National History Museum celebrates the 130th anniversary of the birth of Tsar Boris III with the exhibition "Tsar Boris III. Personality and..
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