A Bulgarian delegation, led by Minister of Justice Georgi Georgiev, attended the enthronement of Archimandrite Gavriil as abbot of the Zograf Monastery in Mount Athos. Hieromonk Gavriil elected new abbot of Zograf Monastery “This is a..
A Bulgarian pilgrimage delegation will visit Mount Athos for the feast of the Zograf Monastery St. George the Great Martyr. During their visit to Mount Athos on May 5 and 6, the members of the Bulgarian delegation will meet with the spiritual..
The Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos has a new abbot. Hieromonk Gavriil has been elected as the new abbot of the monastery, reported the website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. "On Lazarus Saturday, the Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos held elections to..
This year, the holiday of Christmas for the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese in the United States, Canada and Australia is especially exciting! Metropolitan Joseph’s long-standing prayers to have his own vicar bishop have come true. His previous..
The exhibition "Mount Athos in drawings and photographs" will be opened on May 22 at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome . The event, which will be held under the patronage of President Rumen Radev, is part of the program of the Bulgarian..
Hundreds of believers and clergy gathered in front of the St. Nedelya Cathedral in Sofia to see the relics of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius being taken back to Athos. The Metropolitan Cathedral in Sofia welcomed the holy..
On the days from 23 to 25 May, the square in front of the St. Nedelya church, bearing the same name, is probably going to be one of the busiest places in the capital Sofia – thousands are expected to throng to see the relics of the Saints..
The Orthodox tradition is to prepare ritual boiled wheat – kolivo, as offering on All Souls' Day. Besides on All Souls' Day, kolivo is also prepared when a miraculous icon is brought to temples for veneration. The tradition rules that it is..
Like most monasteries in Bulgaria, this one also has a long history shrouded in legends and marked by dramatic events. “St. John the Forerunner” monastery near Gradeshnitsa has nearly 11-century-long history. It was burned and..
An underground rock-hewn town, where hermit monks were seeking God in solitude, is located on Mount Athos. The discovery was made by an international expedition, formed by representatives of Orthodox countries with monasteries on Athos...
