Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Exhibition in Balchik shows life of Tsaritsa Eleonore

Photo: library

University Botanical Garden - Balchik presents an exhibition dedicated to the 160th anniversary of the birth of Eleanore,Tsaritsa of Bulgaria.

The exhibition includes archival photographs provided by the State Archives Agency and shows the life of the royal person after her wedding to Tsar Ferdinand I. Upon her arrival in Bulgaria, she started vigorously learning about Bulgarian culture and dedicated herself to charitable causes. She restored the Boyana Church, established a children's sanatorium and founded the “Samaryanka” Women's Association. She was a major benefactor to the Bulgarian Red Cross and participated as a nurse on the fronts of the wars for national unification from 1912 to 1917.

She was called the "White Angel with the Red Cross" and is the only woman who receives the military order "For Courage" ( IV degree).



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Bulgaria faces sanctions from European Commission for failing to speed up renewable energy permits

The European Commission has called on Bulgaria and 25 other EU countries to introduce a fast-track approval procedure for renewable energy projects. The new rules should have been in place by 1 July this year. The EC has launched infringement..

published on 9/26/24 3:38 PM
Mayor Vasil Terziev (centre), Deputy Mayor for Finance Ivan Vassilev (left) and City Councillor Simeon Stavrev at a press conference, Sofia, 26 September 2024.

Sofia is at risk of being left without a public transport system

"Stolichen Avtotransport's accounts have been frozen since yesterday, according to mayor Vasil Terziev. He warned that if the company ceased operations, Sofia would be left without public transport. "Deputy Mayor for Finance Ivan Vasilev, like the..

published on 9/26/24 3:24 PM

MPs reject amendments on gender reassignment for children in first reading

The National Assembly has rejected in first reading the five proposed amendments to the Child Protection Act . The most controversial proposals relate to gender reassignment for children under the age of 18. The bill by "There Is Such a People" (ITN)..

published on 9/26/24 2:35 PM