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A view of the Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God, the seat of the Tarnovo Patriarchate The Tаrnovo Patriarchate ( Bulgarian : Търновска патриаршия ) was the name of an independent Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the period of 1235–1393.
View of the cathedral at a distance. The Patriarchal Cathedral of the Holy Ascension of God is located on top of the Tsarevets hill, overlooking the modern city of Veliko Tarnovo. The church was part of a group of buildings which constituted the seat of the Bulgarian Patriarchate and acted as the city and the country's main cathedral. [1]
The newest cathedral building in Bulgaria. 7 Cathedral of the Most Holy Nativity of the Theotokos: 1844: Veliko Tarnovo: Eparchy of Veliko Tarnovo: 8 Metropolitan Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul: 1860: Silistra: Eparchy of Dorostol: 9 Cathedral of St. Demetrius: 1831: Sliven: Eparchy of Sliven: 10 Cathedral of St. Demetrius: 1859-1861: Stara ...
Sveta Gora (Holy Mountain) hill was a spiritual and literary center, and part of the today's Rectorate of Veliko Tarnovo University. The Garga Bair hill lies north of Trapezitsa. On the Orlovets hill are the Varusha neighborhood and the Akatsion and Kartala districts, the highest point is 241 metres (791 ft) above sea level.
The Patriarch of Tarnovo confirmed the patriarchal dignity of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1346, despite protests by the Patriarchate of Constantinople. The Tarnovo Literary School developed under the wing of the Patriarchate in the 14th century, with scholars of the rank of Patriarch Evtimiy, Gregory Tsamblak, and Konstantin of Kostenets.
Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square St. Andrew of Patras Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Patras, Greece The Postmodern Church of the Holy Spirit in Bialystok is the largest Orthodox house of worship in all of Poland. In the Russian language (similar to other East Slavic languages) a general-purpose word for "church" is tserkov ...
How to watch the Vatican Christmas Eve Mass. In the NBC special Christmas Eve Mass, viewers can watch the mass from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The special begins Sunday, Dec. 24 at 11:30 p.m ...
According to the legend, the nobles Asen and Peter announced that the patron of Thessaloniki, the warrior saint Demetrius, would desert his city and come to Tarnovo to aid the Bulgarian rebels. The brothers built and inaugurated a church in his honour. [1]