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Today we celebrate the Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord and St Basil the Great 

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church today celebrates the Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord. On the eighth day after his birth, Christ was taken to the Temple to be consecrated to God and to carry out the tradition of circumcision.  Believers today..

published on 1/1/24 11:05 AM

Today is St. Stephen's Day

On 27 December, the Orthodox Church honours the memory of the first Christian martyr - St. Stephen . He was a miracle worker who, like Christ, laid his hands on the sick and they were healed. And although there are few records of his life, the saint is..

published on 12/27/23 6:10 AM

Orthodox church celebrates the Synaxis of the Mother of God

On the second day of Christmas, the Orthodox church celebrates the Mother of God – the Synaxis of the Mother of God. On this day the focus is on preserving family values, and specifically the role of the parents in safeguarding children and..

published on 12/26/23 12:46 PM

Metropolitan Anthony of Western and Central Europe to serve the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Nativity

Metropolitan Anthony of Western and Central Europe has been invited to serve the Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Nativity of Christ and for Epiphany at the St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral in Sofia. He will replace Patriarch Neophyte, decided the..

published on 12/24/23 10:43 AM

The Bulgarian Orthodox community in France prepare to welcome the Nativity of Christ

How do Bulgarian compatriots celebrate the Nativity of Christ abroad, where sometimes you have to travel many kilometers to reach an Orthodox church... There are Bulgarian church communities across Europe and America. In France, for example, the..

published on 12/24/23 7:45 AM

The meaning of St. Ignatius day – to follow the purity of the heart of a child

In the Bulgarian calendar, the day of St. Ignatius (Ignazhden) is a folklore as well as a religious feast, marked by the Orthodox church on 20 December. The day is dedicated to Ignatius Theophorus, bishop of Antioch, hence he was also known as Ignatius..

published on 12/20/23 7:10 AM
The gravestone of the World War II hero Dimitar Spisarevski.

80 years ago today: Hero fighter pilot saves Sofia

Today marks the 80th anniversary of the day when fighter pilot Dimitar Spisarevski saved the city of Sofia during the Second World War . He died defending the capital from American bombing. On 20 December 1943, during a night-time bombing raid, the..

published on 12/20/23 6:45 AM

Orthodox Christians venerate St. Anna - Mother of the Theotokos 

On December 9th we celebrate St. Anna - the mother of the Virgin Mary.   Joachim and Anna had been childless for many years and prayed to God to grant them a baby. One day an angel of the Lord appeared to Anna and told her that she would give birth to..

published on 12/9/23 10:35 AM

Digital ethnographic map of Bulgaria sheds light on hitherto unknown elements of the country’s intangible heritage

The National Ethnographic Museum now has a digital ethnographic map of Bulgaria presenting the artifcats it has collected through the years. The map shows – comprehensivley and region by region – elements of the movable and intangible ethnographic..

published on 12/8/23 1:23 PM
Protoiereus Vladimir Tishchuk

St. Nicholas accompanies Priest Vladimir Tishchuk in his ministry abroad

Not long ago, just a month ago, the Russian Church in Sofia consecrated as St. Nicholas Mirlikiysky the Miracle Worker welcomed with joy its new superior - Archpriest Vladimir Tishchuk. Like his grandfather and father, he is a hereditary priest and from..

published on 12/6/23 11:47 AM