Balgarianovinite.com The Year of the Glagolitic ended with a national scholarly conference with international participation titled “Alphabets, Memory, Continuity” and taking place Monday at the Sts Cyril and Methodius National Library. To honor the 1,170th anniversary of the creation of the first Bulgarian alphabet, the National Library designated 2025 the Year of the Glagolitic under the patronage of Vice President Iliana Yotova.
In her opening remarks, the Vice President said that the Glagolitic is “a priceless spiritual legacy for Bulgarians, the Slavic world, and Europe”. She reviewed the many events held during Bulgaria’s Year of the Glagolitic – workshops teaching children the script, national competitions, major conferences, and exhibitions showcasing rare Glagolitic symbols and amulets dating from the 9th to 11th centuries. The anniversaries of both the creation of the Glagolitic alphabet and the Christianization of Bulgaria sparked strong public interest, including debates on writing city names in Glagolitic. Yotova praised the National Library’s key cultural and educational role despite the digital age, calling it a living spiritual institution. She emphasized that letters, language, and faith remain core values underpinning Bulgarian and European identity. The Vice President announced that initiatives will continue in 2026, including the third International Forum on Cyrillic, dedicated to spiritual heritage and culture in the digital era.
Dr Kalina Ivanova, the the National Library Director, said the initiative is “dedicated to the deepest roots of our literary tradition and spirituality”.
In January, the National Library put on display two of the most valuable documents in its collection containing Glagolitic writings: the Enina Apostolos (the oldest manuscript preserved on the territory of Bulgaria, from the 10th–11th century) and the Argirov Triodion from the 13th century.
Dr Ivanova recalled that during the year four creative workshops were held under the motto “I Write in Glagolitic,” designed for school students. The Year of the Glagolitic produced more than 25 scholarly reports by distinguished Bulgarian and foreign specialists, including researchers from Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Italy, Armenia, and Bulgaria.
She noted that specially crafted unique copies of the Rila Glagolitic folios will be presented, which will remain in the library until the end of the year. Part of the celebration of the Glagolitic is also the exhibition Stories from Glagolitic Times, which will open on December 10.
The National Library Director expressed gratitude to Vice President Iliana Yotova, who is the patron of the Year of the Glagolitic, to the BTA Director General, Kiril Vălchev, and to the participants in the two-day national forum. National Scholarly Conference Held in Sofia as Year of the Glagolitic Draws to End 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-08 13:38:00 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