927 ⟶ Bulgarian Patriarchate Officially Recognized
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⚔️ Bulgarian Victory at Marcelae Ends Bulgarian Instability
Battle of Marcelae. The Bulgarian victory over the Byzantines marks the end of the half-century political instability in Bulgaria.⟶
Medieval WarfareByzantine EmpireMilitary ConflictPolitical InstabilityBattleMiddle AgesExpansion
Bulgaria✝️ Bulgaria Converts to Christianity under Boris I
ChristianizationEastern Orthodox ChurchByzantine EmpireSlavsMiddle AgesReligious ConversionPolitical PowerCultural Impact
Bulgaria📖 Cyrillic Alphabet Introduced in Bulgaria
Arrival of the disciples of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Clement of Ohrid and Naum of Preslav in Bulgaria. Development of the Cyrillic Alphabet.⟶
Orthodox ChristianityLiteracyReligionMiddle AgesCultural Diffusion
Bulgaria👑 Simeon I Ascends the Bulgarian Throne and Reforms the State
Council of Preslav - Vladimir-Rasate is dethroned and succeeded as Prince of Bulgaria by Simeon I; the capital is moved from Pliska to Preslav; the Byzantine clergy is expelled and replaced by Bulgarian; Old Bulgarian becomes the official language of the country.⟶
Capital CityByzantine EmpirePolitical TransitionMiddle Ages
Bulgaria⛪ Bulgarian Patriarchate Officially Recognized
official recognition of the first independent national Church in Europe, the Bulgarian Patriarchate.Political divisions within England, 10th century.⟶
ChristianityEastern Orthodox ChurchByzantine EmpireChurch HistoryReligious AuthorityMiddle Ages
Bulgaria✉️ Pope Innocent III's Invitation to Kaloyan for Church Union
Pope Innocent III writes to Kaloyan, inviting him to unite the Bulgarian Church with the Roman Catholic Church.⟶
ChristianityRoman Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchCatholicismDiplomacyReligious PoliticsBulgarian EmpireMiddle Ages
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