Boris I of Bulgaria
Bulgarian ruler
Feast: 2 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Boris I (also Bogoris), venerated as Saint Boris I (Mihail) the Baptizer (Church Slavonic: Борисъ / Борисъ-Михаилъ, Bulgarian: Борис I / Борис-Михаил; died 2 May 907), was the ruler (knyaz) of the First Bulgarian Empire from 852 to 889. Despite a number of military setbacks, the reign of Boris I was marked with significant events that shaped Bulgarian and European history. With the Christianization of Bulgaria in 864, paganism was abolished.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Ignatius of Constantinople Saint“The Iconoclast Controversy was ongoing, Boris I of Bulgaria converted to Christianity in 864, and the Roman pontiffs repeatedly challenged the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Eastern Church in Bulgaria.” — Wikipedia
- Saints Cyril and Methodius Saint“When in 885 the disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius were banished from Great Moravia, Boris I gave them refuge and assistance, which saved the Glagolitic script and later promoted the development of the Cyrillic script and of Slavic literature.” — Wikipedia
- Nominis — Saint Boris de Bulgarie, khan des Bulgares (+907) — Pre-schism (d. 907); santiebeati.it also carries him ('San Boris Michele I, re dei Bulgari', festa 2 maggio, https://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/92251), noting the feast is kept in the Eastern Churches.
- Wikidata Q311057 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Boris I of Bulgaria (CC BY-SA)
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