On 20 January the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the Day of Bulgarian Patriarch St. Euthymius of Turnovo, one of the most prominent 14th century Bulgarians and last head of the Turnovo Patriarchate. Euthymius was born around 1327. At an early age he became a monk at Kilifarevo monastery and became a follower of prominent hesychast Theodosius of Turnovo.
In 1371 Euthymius founded the Holy Trinity monastery in Turnovo which was to develop into a hub of the Turnovo literary school. In 1375 he was elected Patriarch. After Turnovo fell to the Ottomans he was exiled for his defence of Orthodoxy. Euthymius died in 1401.
The fighting for Sofia within the framework of the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) began on December 25, 1877. On January 3, 1878, the city's commandant Osman Nuri Pasha began to withdraw from Sofia. His plans to set the city on fire were thwarted..
In its latest digital section “Buildings Tell a Story”, the Regional History Museum – Sofia presents the stories of iconic buildings in the center of the Bulgarian capital city, as well as of the people who once lived in them. The video initiative..
T he Supreme Court of Cassation has given final judgement that the Bulgarian Orthodox Old Calendar Church must be registered in the register of religious denominations. This isthe first time a second Orthodox church will be registered, the..
Priest Lyubomir Bratoev is a direct participant in the events of t he founding of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church community in Berlin . He came to the..
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