{"id":3166,"date":"2023-02-06T13:40:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T11:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/?p=3166"},"modified":"2026-08-24T12:55:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T09:55:29","slug":"victory-over-the-magyars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/en\/victory-over-the-magyars\/","title":{"rendered":"Victory over the Magyars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Bulgarians once again sought <strong>Boris-Michael\u2019s help<\/strong> because of the raids by the Magyars from the north, which further complicated the already difficult war with Byzantium (<strong>894\u2013896<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boris-Michael instructed them to <strong>fast for three days, repent and offer sincere prayers to God for help<\/strong>. When the battle began, the entire army was filled with the fervour of faith. The fighting was fierce, but <strong>with the power of the Cross, the Bulgarians succeeded in driving back the invaders<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0430-\u043d\u0430\u0434-\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0436\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0430-\u043d\u0430\u0434-\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0436\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0430-\u043d\u0430\u0434-\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0436\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0430-\u043d\u0430\u0434-\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0436\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dvornakirilicata.bg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0430-\u043d\u0430\u0434-\u043c\u0430\u0434\u0436\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the <strong>only military victory of Tsar Boris<\/strong>, achieved while he was a monk \u2013 with the sword, with words, and with unwavering faith in God\u2019s help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the next ten years, he devoted himself to <strong>\u201cvigil and prayer.\u201d<\/strong> He departed this world on <strong>2 May 907<\/strong>, and the Bulgarian Church immediately proclaimed him a saint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bulgarians once again sought Boris-Michael\u2019s help because of the raids by the Magyars from the north, which further complicated the already difficult war with Byzantium (894\u2013896). 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