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Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte serves liturgy in Plovdiv

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The Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte led todaya holy liturgy at the metropolitan cathedral of Saint Marina in Plovdiv.The service that was honored by guests from other East Orthodox churches was held to mark the10th anniversary since the enthronement of Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolay. The two-day events are dedicated to Saint Luke of Crimea – a particle of his holy relics was taken outside the church and many citizens gathered there for a prayer, BGNES reports.Among visiting laymen was former prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg. Plovdiv Metropolitan Nikolay was awarded with St. Ivan of Rila Order First Degree by the Holy Synod and with Saint Apostle John the Theologian Order by the Kiev Eparchy of the Moscow Patriarchate.




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