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Relics of Saints Cyril and Methodius to be brought to Sofia for veneration

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The relics of the Holy Brothers Cyril and Methodius will be brought to Sofia for national veneration, the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has announced.

The relics will be placed in the "St. Nedelya" church in the Bulgarian capital in the period May 23 - 25. They will be brought to Bulgaria by Archimandrite Bartholomew, Abbot of the Monastery of Esfigmenos, where the relics are stored.



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