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What is tolerance for you?
Religion in Bulgaria and tolerance
Religious group Population
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians 6,552,751
Muslims 966,978
Roman Catholic Christians 43,811
Protestant Christians 42,308
Jews 8,000
Other 14,937
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church considers itself an
inseparable member of the one, holy, synodal and
apostolic church and is organized as a self-
governing body under the name of Patriarchate.
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia, one of the largest Orthodox cathedrals in Europe.
• The Monastery of Saint John of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the northwestern Rila Mountains, 117 km south of the capital Sofia.
• Founded in the 10th century, the Rila Monastery is regarded as one of Bulgaria's most important cultural, historical and architectural monuments. It is on account of this also a key tourist attraction in Bulgaria.
Dryanovo monastery
The Dryanovo Monastery is a functioning Bulgarian Orthodox monastery situated in the central part of Bulgaria five kilometers away from the town of Dryanovo. It was founded in the 12th century, during the Second Bulgarian Empire, and is dedicated to Archangel Michal.
Sokolski Monastery
The Sokolski Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox monastery founded in 1833 and named after its founder Yosif Sokolski.
The Troyan Monastery is the third largest monastery in Bulgaria. It is located in the northern part of the country and was founded no later than the end of the 16th century.
Bachkovo Monastery
The Bachkovo Monastery in
Bulgaria is an important monument
of Christian architecture and one of
the largest Eastern Orthodox
monasteries in Europe. The
monastery is known and
appreciated for the unique
combination of Byzantine, Georgian
and Bulgarian culture, united by
the common faith.
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The Muslim population of Bulgaria, including Turks, Muslim Bulgarians, Pomaks, Roma, and Crimean Tatars, lives mainly in northeastern Bulgaria and in the Rhodope Mountains. According to the 2001 Census, the total number of Muslims in the country is 12.2% of the whole population of the country.
Bulgaria´s largest Tumbul Mosque in
Shumen•
Banya Bashi mosque, built in 1576 by the great Ottoman architect Sinan. It is situated in the capital of Bulgaria
A mosque in
Madan in the
Rhodopes, a
region largely
populated by
Muslim
Bulgarians
Roman catholic christians
Roman Catholicism is the third largest
religious congregation in Bulgaria,
after Eastern Orthodoxy and Islam. It
has roots in the country since the
Middle Ages and is part of the
worldwide Roman Catholic Church,
under the spiritual leadership of the
Pope in Rome.
Russe
The interior of the St Paul of the Cross Roman Catholic Church in Russe
In the town of Rakovsky the main religion of the citizens is Roman Catholicism.
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Protestantism
in
Bulgaria
Protestantism was introduced in Bulgaria by missionaries from the United States in 1857-58, amid the National
Revival period.
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JEWS IN BULGARIA
The first Jews appeared in the Balkans as early as the 2nd century, after the conquest of their lands by Rome. This had been recorded on a tombstone found near the town of Nikopol by the Danube river
The Synagogue in Sofia
The synagogue in Vidin
The really large influx of Jews to the
Balkans began after 1492, when they were
driven away from Spain. At this particular
point, the Turkish sultan allowed the refugees
to settle in the Ottoman Empire, and they were
tolerantly treated both by the authorities and
by the population of the Peninsula as a whole.
These migrants now constitute 90 per cent of
the Bulgarian Jews.
Bulgaria is tolerant
to all the religious
communities that live
together in friendship