The reverence of the Orthodox world for the icons of the Mother of God and the saints is particularly strong. They are a means of communication with the Lord, which is why the faithful address their prayers to them. "The living faith..
One of the most beautiful monasteries in Bulgaria rises in the midst of the Balkan Range, some 2 kms. from the district town of Maglizh, but few people take the time to go off the beaten track and find seclusion far from the human hustle and..
Monasteries are often called the hearths of Bulgarian spirituality, guardians of the Bulgarian faith in the once despondent years of the Ottoman Yoke filled with persecution and humiliation. There is no shortage of historical evidence of..
