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ISBN 954-91062-4-1
Author: Bozhidar Dimitrov - the best and renown Bulgarian historien of today, at the moment director of the National History Museum
Printed in: Sofia 2002 Pages: 116 p. , paper back
Language: Text in English
Photos: maps and document illustrations
Chronology of the nascence and development of Christianity and Catholicism in Bulgaria since the establishment of the Bulgarian State in 681 till 1989, when with the democratic changes in the country the diplomatic relations with the Vatican were renewed.
"Catholics and Uniats (Orthodox Bulgarians that have recognized the Holy Pope as Head of their Church) are about 80 up to 100 thousand in Bulgaria today. How did that religious denomination appear in the Bulgarian Orthodox multitude of about 9 million people? In 1154, when the Western Churches split, there was not a single Catholic in the Bulgarian lands. (...)"
You will find the answer to the question above in this small book. It is a deep and interesting study of the historical events related to the emergence of Catholicism in Bulgaria. Color photos of ancient documents, manuscripts and maps.
Color photos of ancient documents, manuscripts and maps.