{"id":3139,"date":"2023-02-06T11:50:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T09:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/?p=3139"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:43:18","slug":"the-baptism-of-tsar-boris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/en\/the-baptism-of-tsar-boris\/","title":{"rendered":"The Baptism of Tsar Boris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The significance of <strong>Tsar Boris<\/strong> and the disciples of Cyril and Methodius for the spiritual and political rise of the Bulgarian state was immense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The painting <strong>\u201cThe Baptism of Tsar Boris into the Christian Faith and His Adoption of the Name Michael\u201d<\/strong> depicts the secret ceremony at which <strong>Photius<\/strong>, the elderly Patriarch of the Byzantine Church, initiated the Bulgarian ruler into the Orthodox Christian faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u044a\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0435-\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441-1024x735.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u044a\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0435-\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441-1024x735.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u044a\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0435-\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u044a\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0435-\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u044a\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0435-\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441-1536x1103.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u043a\u0440\u044a\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0435-\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Because he wished to avoid political unrest and opposition, the Tsar accepted Christianity in secret. 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