Ballshi inscription
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The Ballshi inscription is an epigraph from the time of the Bulgarian Prince Boris I testifying to the Christianization of Bulgaria. The inscription was unearthed near Ballshi, Albania, in 1918.
Drawing of the entire column per Praschniker
Boris I of Bulgaria
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Boris I, venerated as Saint Boris I the Baptizer, was the ruler of the First Bulgarian Empire from 852 to 889. Despite a number of military setbacks, the reign of Boris I was marked with significant e
Ballshi inscription
…The Ballshi inscription is an epigraph from the time of the Bulgarian Prince (Knyaz) Boris I (852–889) testifying to the Christianization of Bulgaria. The inscription was unearthed near Ballshi, Albania, in 1918. The medieval Greek–language…
Saint-Knyaz Boris I, Equal-to-the-Apostles
Boris I of Bulgaria
Lead seal associated with Knyaz Boris I Mihail, struck after the Christianization of Bulgaria (864–889), depicting Christ Pantokrator and the Virgin Mary
Bulgaria under the rule of Boris I