The Bulgarian Orthodox Church, legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with the other Eastern Orthodox churches. It is the first medieval re
Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia
St. George Rotunda Church (4th century), Sofia
Saint Sophia Basilica (6th century), Sofia
Saint Sophia Basilica (5th–6th century), Nesebar
The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, also known as the Greek Orthodox Church is the second-largest Christian body in the world after the Roman Catholic Church, and one
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
…pravoslavna cûrkva), legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Българска патриаршия, romanized: Bûlgarska patriarshiya), is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with the other Eastern Orthodox churches. It is the first medieval recognised patriarchate outside the Pentarchy and the oldest Slavic…
Saint George's Cathedral in Istanbul, Turkey
Christ Pantocrator, sixth century, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai; the oldest known icon of Christ, in one of the oldest monasteries in the world
Emperor Constantine presents a representation of the city of Constantinople as tribute to an enthroned Mary and baby Jesus in this church mosaic (Hagia Sophia, c. 1000).
An early Christian "Ichthys" (fish) inscription from ancient Ephesus