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Proshka (Day of Forgiveness)

Proshka (Day of Forgiveness)

By on January 25, 2010 in Culture, Religion, Traditions

Proshka, or the Day of Forgiveness, is an important religious holiday in the Eastern Orthodox Church, celebrated on the last Sunday before the beginning of Lent.

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St.Sofia Church

St.Sofia Church

By on October 30, 2009 in Buildings, Churches, Culture, Religion, Sights, Top 100

The Church of St.Sophia can be found in the beautiful south-western town of Ohrid.It is one of the largest medieval churches in this territory.

The church was once used as cathedral in the time of Czar Samuel in the 10th century. There are no inscriptions that can help with revealing the time it was built. It was also suggested that today’s church was either built or restored during the period of the Archbishop Leo who was in the throne of the church from the periods between 1035-1056.

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