Boris Converts to Christianity
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Emperors, Caesars, Khans
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Bulgaria
- Date: 864
Article abstract: Boris converts to Christianity, firmly anchoring Bulgaria into civilized, Christian Europe in a way that determines its national destiny.
Summary of Event
The Bulgarians were originally a Turkic people residing to the northeast of the Sea of Azov and ruled, according to legend, by the house of Dulo. Under a semilegendary figure, Kubrat, they enter history in the seventh century as a powerful tribal confederation. Kubrat’s grandson, Asperukh, led a portion of the people south across the Danube River in 681, deemed the founding date of...
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