Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Today we honour the memory of Tsar Boris-Mihail the Baptizer

Photo: archive

Knyaz (prince) Boris is the son of the ruler Presian. In 865 he made peace with Constantinople and, together with his family, converted to Christianity, taking the name Mihail. In search of what is best for the Bulgarian clergy during the conversion of the people, Prince Boris conducted negotiations with Rome and with Constantinople, and managed to attain autocephaly for the Bulgarian church and to make Bulgaria part of Christian civilization. He involved the disciples of the Slavic enlighteners, saints Cyril and Methodius in the process, thus laying the foundations of Bulgarian literature.

In 889 he became a monk. His heir Vladimir attempted to reinstate paganism, and Boris took power once again, putting his other son, Simeon on the throne. He then returned to the monastery where he died on 2 May, 907.



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

No. 000001 – the turbulent history of the first Bulgarian banknote

The Regional History Museum in Gabrovo displays a modest, rectangular piece of paper measuring 10 by 15 cm : the first Bulgarian banknote — a twenty-leva bill with the serial number 000001. It was printed on August 1, 1885, in St. Petersburg, and this..

published on 8/1/25 9:15 AM
Father Julian Angelov

Father Julian Angelov – from Vidin to Berlin in service to God

Founding a Bulgarian Orthodox parish thousands of kilometers away from the homeland is no easy task, especially when the Bulgarian diaspora is scattered across vast distances. In Bulgaria we take for granted that every neighborhood in a large city has..

published on 7/28/25 1:48 PM

1800-year-old triangular tower discovered near Sofia

The Urvich Fortress continues to reveal its secrets from the time when Sofia was Roman Serdica. A triangular stone tower dating back to the end of the 2nd century was discovered by young archaeologists Dr. Filip Petrunov and..

published on 7/26/25 6:10 AM