Catholics and Armenians in Bulgaria celebrate Palm Sunday today. The church services mark the beginning of Holy Week. In 2022, the Catholic and the Armenian Church celebrate Easter on April 17.
After the service at the Armenian Apostolic Church Surp Kevork in Plovdiv, the Armenian community organized a charity bazaar to raise funds for the renovation of the Armenian Cultural Center in Bulgaria’s second-largest city, the BNR reported.
Armenians named Ovsan, Ovsanna, as well as those named after a flower (Hasmig and Vart) celebrate name day on Palm Sunday.
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..
Quiet among the Lyulin Mountain slopes, the Klisura Monastery of St. Petka is marked by mystery and radiates spirituality. It is located only 7 km from..
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