Bulgarian Orthodox Church (One of the national churches of the Eastern Orthodox communion)

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• Bulgarian Orthodox Church —       one of the national churches of the Eastern Orthodox communion.       Christianity was introduced to Bulgaria in 864 by Khan (Tsar) Boris I with an archbishop appointed from Constantinople. In Macedonia, the city of Ohrid became an active… …   Universalium

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