Balgarianovinite.com In a speech during the observances of 150 years since the April Uprising here on Friday, Metropolitan of Plovdiv Nikolay said that it was not someone else, but the Orthodox faith that defeated slavery. The day’s celebrations culminated in a ceremonial tattoo at 20 April Square in Panagyurishte, attended by President Iliana Iotova, National Assembly Chair Mihaela Dotsova, Panagyurishte Mayor Zhelyazko Gagov, Panagyurishte Municipal Council Chairman Ivan Lalov, BTA Director General Kiril Valchev, representatives of local authorities, and members of Parliament.
“Let our eyes turn to this cross, and let our hearts bow before it,” Metropolitan Nikolay said further. He explained that the cross before him was the altar cross from the church in the village of Poibrene, the same cross that led Bulgaria to its Liberation. “With this cross, at this very spot in the town of Panagyurishte, the flag sewn by Princess Rayna was consecrated, and it was with this cross that Georgi Benkovski’s band of fighters was blessed,” he said, referring to key figures in the April Uprising.
According to him, it was before this very cross that the heroes took their oaths, prayed, and kissed before battle. “Before this cross, death was transformed into immortality,” Metropolitan Nikolay noted.
He added that just as Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross so that He might rise again, so too was the uprising crucified on this cross, but Bulgaria rose again. Metropolitan of Plovdiv: It Was Orthodox Faith that Defeated Slavery 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-05-01 20:02:29 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law