Boris I of Bulgaria
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Boris I of Bulgaria was the 9th-century Bulgarian monarch best known for converting his realm to Christianity and laying the foundations of Slavic literacy and culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boris I of Bulgaria canonical | 8 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eastern Orthodox saint
ⓘ
medieval Bulgarian ruler ⓘ monarch ⓘ ruler of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| abdicated | 889 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Boris the Baptizer
ⓘ
Boris-Mihail ⓘ
surface form:
Boris-Michael
Boris-Mihail ⓘ Saint Boris ⓘ |
| baptismName | Michael ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | saint ⓘ |
| capitalDuringReign | Pliska ⓘ |
| conflict |
conflicts with Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
war with East Frankish Kingdom ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Christianity ⓘ |
| country | First Bulgarian Empire ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
foundation of Slavic Christian culture
ⓘ
spread of Cyrillic and Glagolitic scripts in Bulgaria ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Pliska ⓘ |
| dynasty | Krum dynasty ⓘ |
| event | Council of Preslav ⓘ |
| father | Presian I of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| givenName | Boris ⓘ |
| intervenedAgainst | Vladimir-Rasate ⓘ |
| laterCapitalInfluence | Preslav ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Christianization of Bulgaria
ⓘ
adopting Christianity as state religion of Bulgaria ⓘ establishing the Preslav and Ohrid Literary Schools ⓘ mediating between Rome and Constantinople over church jurisdiction ⓘ promoting Slavic literacy ⓘ strengthening Bulgarian cultural identity ⓘ supporting the creation of the Old Church Slavonic liturgy ⓘ |
| policy |
favored Byzantine-style Christianity
ⓘ
introduced Slavic as liturgical language ⓘ replaced pagan elite with Christian clergy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Alexander I of Bulgaria
ⓘ
surface form:
Knyaz of Bulgaria
Alexander I of Bulgaria ⓘ
surface form:
Prince of Bulgaria
|
| predecessor | Presian I of Bulgaria ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 889 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 852 ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Paganism ⓘ |
| retiredTo | monastery ⓘ |
| successor |
Simeon I of Bulgaria
ⓘ
Vladimir-Rasate ⓘ |
| supported | Simeon I of Bulgaria as ruler ⓘ |
| titleAfterCanonization | Equal-to-the-Apostles ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.