On this date 55 years ago, the prominent Bulgarian National Revival figure Sophronius of Vratsa (Sofroniy Vrachanski) was canonized as a saint by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. He is known for having made the first two hand-written copies of the first revival work of Bulgarian historiography - "Slavic-Bulgarian History" (Istoriya Slavyanobalgarskaya), completed in 1762 by Father Paisii Hilendarski. Sofroniy Vrachanski (1739-1813), one of the most striking figures of the Bulgarian Renaissance, compiled the first printed book written in the new Bulgarian language entitled "Pouchitelno evangelie (The Instructive Gospel), and is the author of over 10 manuscripts. He wrote a "Book on the Three Religions", presenting Judaism, Christianity and Islam, creating religious diversity in the Balkans, including the Bulgarian lands. In the time of the Bulgarians' struggle for liberation from Ottoman rule, Sophronius strove to prepare the future Bulgarian political elite for choosing the best form of state governance.
"Man does not know the way to heaven, but the horse does," says an ancient Thracian proverb. That is why the Thracian kings were necessarily sent to the afterlife together with their horses. Because of the numerous burial mounds of rulers from the..
An innovative museum site opens its doors in the military cemetery near Tutrakan. The "Tutrakan Epopee - 1916" memorial is situated in a new museum-exhibition building. It includes a number of new technologies that immerse the visitor..
The last and most destructive bombing of Sofia during World War II took place on April 17, 80 years ago. In 1944, on April 17 at noon, 350 American bombers, accompanied by Thunderbolt and Mustang fighters, dropped 2,500 bombs on..
An innovative museum site opens its doors in the military cemetery near Tutrakan. The "Tutrakan Epopee - 1916" memorial is situated in..
"Man does not know the way to heaven, but the horse does," says an ancient Thracian proverb. That is why the Thracian kings were necessarily sent to the..
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